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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 881 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

Able Seaman Jack, left, and Able Seaman Thomas Phillips conduct electrical testing on a torpedo tube on board the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Vermont at HMAS Stirling in WA. Story by Lieutenant Mark Tesoriero. Photos by Leading Seaman Shaun Chatfield.

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Aussie torpedoman takes on US attack subs

28/11/202528/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 986 Views 0 Comments Collins-class submarines, HMAS Stirling, Nuclear Powered Submarines

Like many young recruits, Able Seaman Jack joined the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) because he wanted to see the world.

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond (far left) and the Director General of the Australian Submarine Agency, Vice Admiral Jonathan Mead (far right), with Australia's first Navy officers to graduate from the Royal Navy's Nuclear Reactor Course. Story by Lieutenant Commander John Thompson. Photos by LPhot Edward Jones.

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Nuclear-powered sub training on track

28/08/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2934 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines

AUKUS has taken another significant step forward with the graduation of three Royal Australian Navy officers from the Royal Navy’s

Petty Officer Darren Trewern speaks with a member of USS Emory S. Land during a tour of Fleet Support Unit – North during a port visit to Darwin. Story by Lieutenant Commander Rebecca Williamson. Photo by Petty Officer Leo Baumgartner.

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Coonawarra welcomes US submarine tender

14/06/202419/06/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2440 Views 0 Comments Fleet Support Unit – North (FSU-N), HMAS Coonawarra, HMAS Gascoyne, Nuclear Powered Submarines, US Navy

A United States submarine tender received a warm welcome to Darwin, as the first stop in a busy schedule of

Rear Admiral Lincoln Reifsteck, US Navy, presents Commander Daniel McCall, Royal Australian Navy, with a citation that accompanies the US Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal.

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Submariner’s accomplishments commended

23/02/2024 Posted by Mike Hughes 2849 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines, Royal Navy, US Navy

Two years since completing an exchange posting aboard a US Navy nuclear-powered submarine, an Australian submariner received the United States

Artists concept of a possible SSN-AUKUS, Australia's future nuclear-powered submarine. Image supplied.

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Defence launches nuclear subs at Aussie school kids

19/06/202319/06/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3750 Views 3 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines

Defence has launched a Nuclear-Powered Submarine Propulsion Challenge in Australian high schools, providing a new generation of science, technology, engineering

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New agency and new regulator to deliver nuclear submarine program

07/05/202307/05/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 3289 Views 0 Comments Defence Strategic Review, Nuclear Powered Submarines

The government will establish a new agency and a new regulator as part of its commitment to delivering Australia’s conventionally

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

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Australia’s nuclear-submarine plan details announced

14/03/202314/03/2023 Posted by Brian Hartigan 6201 Views 5 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines, SSN

In September 2021, Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States announced a new security partnership – AUKUS – the

Chief of Navy Vice Admiral Mark Hammond speaks at the 11th Biennial Submarine Institute of Australia Conference hosted in in Canberra. Photo by Nic Douglass.

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Leaders discuss future of nuclear-powered subs

23/12/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3938 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Chief of Navy, Minister for Defence, Nuclear Powered Submarines

Opportunities and challenges involved in Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines were discussed at the 11th biennial Submarine Institute of Australia

Navy submariner Lieutenant Commander Daniel McCall, left, and US Navy Submarine Squadron 15 Commanding Officer Captain Bret Grabbe stand in front of USS Key West, alongside US Naval Base Guam. Story by Lieutenant Sarah Rohweder. Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Naomi Johnson.

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Relationships are key to submarine success

16/09/2022 Posted by Mike Hughes 3683 Views 0 Comments AUKUS, Nuclear Powered Submarines, US Navy

When the Government announced Australia would acquire a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, it could not have felt closer to home