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Plastic fabricators from Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard instruct Royal Australian Navy personnel at HMAS Stirling’s Fleet Support Unit in WA. Story by Lieutenant Mark Tesoriero. Photo by Leading Seaman Shaun Chatfield.

Technicians build trust during submarine upkeep

28/11/202528/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 756 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling, Nuclear Powered Submarines

A group of Royal Australian Navy technicians are putting their training into practice, supporting maintenance on the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine

Aerial photo of Henderson, Western Australia. Supplied by Ventia.

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Billion$ for Henderson upgrade

14/09/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 5264 Views 0 Comments Henderson

The government will provide $12 billion towards delivering a Defence Precinct at Henderson to deliver continuous naval shipbuilding and AUKUS

Artist rendering of SSN-AUKUS via BAE Systems. UK MoD, Crown copyright.

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Will Australia ever own Virginia-class SSNs – Turnbull argues no

03/04/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 2911 Views 1 Comment AUKUS, Malcolm Turnbull

In an address to the National Press Club this week, former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called for a proper and

United States Navy Virginia-class submarine USS Minnesota alongside Fleet Base West in Western Australia. Photo by Able Seaman Connor Morrison.

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First SSN for 2025 docks at HMAS Stirling

01/03/202501/03/2025 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3028 Views 1 Comment AUKUS

US Virginia class submarine, USS Minnesota (SSN 783) has arrived at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia on 25 February for