Highly trained U.S. submariners live in tight and tough conditions aboard their nuclear-powered vessels but they’re immensely proud of the dangerous work they do deep below the surface of the sea. Sailors from the USS (United States Ship) Asheville this week gave politicians, Royal Australian Navy brass, diplomats and journalists a peek into their life aboard…
US Says ‘Significant Progress’ Made Toward Australia’s Acquisition of Nuclear Subs at Earliest Date
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Saturday that “significant progress” has been made toward Australia’s acquisition of a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines “at the earliest possible date” under the AUKUS security pact. Austin met with Australian defense minister Richard Marles in Washington on Saturday to discuss the trilateral AUKUS (which includes the UK) partnership,…
‘Extremely Optimistic’: Nuclear-Powered Subs in Australian Waters by 2030
June 29, 2022
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Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says he is “optimistic in the extreme” that a 2030 deadline for new nuclear-powered submarines will be met. This is despite Marles—also the country’s defence minister—claiming earlier that under the previous government’s deadline, the submarines would be available in the late 2040s. “I think the truth of where the…
Having Australian Nuclear Subs Operational By 2030 is ‘Extremely Optimistic’ Says Defence Minister
June 29, 2022
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Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has said he believes the 2030 deadline for the country to have nuclear subs in our waters is “optimistic in the extreme.” Marles who is also Australia’s defence minister said that he believed the deadline set by the previous Australian government was in the 2040’s rather than 2030. “I…
WA to House US, UK Nuclear Submarines, Welcome $4.3 Billion for First Dry Dock
March 15, 2022
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The Australian government has committed $4.3 billion (US$3.1 billion) to build the first large-vessel dry docking facility at Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia. It comes as Australia’s west coast state is set to host American and British nuclear-powered submarines as part of the AUKUS partnership. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Tuesday said the project includes…
Japanese Troops, US Marines Hold Joint Exercises
Troops from the United States and Japan are working together as part of a joint drill. The weeks-long exercise is happening in the Indo-Pacific. How big is Washington’s fleet of nuclear submarines? And how does it compare to China and its neighbors? We look at the details to find out. The Indo-Pacific region tops the…
Australian Labor Party Pledges Climate Change Action in National Security Election Pitch
March 10, 2022
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Federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese has pledged solid action on climate change as part of his foreign policy election pitch. The pledge came during a major address to the Lowy Institute in Sydney, where the Australian Labor Party (ALP) leader outlined his party’s credentials amid criticism from the federal government that the ALP would be…
South Australia to Grow Nation’s Weapons Manufacturing Arsenal
March 9, 2022
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South Australia is set to house a new $75 million (US$55 million) state-of-the-art weapons manufacturing facility as the Australian government continues to bolster its sovereign defence capabilities. It comes shortly after Australia earmarked $10 billion (US$7.3 billion) towards a new nuclear submarine base amid an “arc of autocracy” and the rise of authoritarian regimes around…
Ex-Navy Nuclear Engineer Pleads Guilty in Submarine Espionage Case
A former U.S. Navy engineer pleaded guilty on Monday to attemptign to sell secrets about nuclear-powered submarines to a foreign country. As part of a deal with prosecutors, Jonathan Toebbe, 43, admitted to a federal court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, to conspiring with his wife to pass on restricted data, a violation of the Atomic…
US Nuclear Submarine Struck Uncharted Seamount in South China Sea: Navy Investigation
November 2, 2021
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A U.S. nuclear-powered submarine that was severely damaged in early October in an accident in the South China Sea struck an uncharted underwater mountain, an investigation has found, the Navy said on Monday. The USS Connecticut (SSN-22), a Seawolf-class fast-attack submarine, was operating in international waters in the Indo–Pacific region on Oct. 2 at the…
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