Australia has paid for the first British-built parts of nuclear reactors to power a future SSN-AUKUS stealth submarine, the ...

Australia has taken another step along the AUKUS pathway with the arrival of the Royal Navy's Astute-class submarine HMS ...

Australia has taken a major step in delivering its future nuclear-powered submarine capability by paying Aus$310 million ($220 million) for the first British-built parts of nuclear reactors destined ...

By integrating industrial bases and operational practices, Australia and the U.K. are signalling that their partnership is not a relic of history but central to their contemporary strategies.

The new spending is the first payment for Rolls-Royce equipment to be installed in the first AUKUS boats, as Defence Minister Pat Conroy visits his British counterpart in London.

The Australian Government has announced a $310 million payment for the acquisition of long‑lead items from the United Kingdom to support Australia’s future sovereign conventionally‑armed, nuclear‑powe ...

The funding will support the manufacture of critical components for nuclear propulsion systems destined for Australia’s first two SSN-AUKUS submarines, which are to be built at Osborne in South ...

The Albanese government has also paid more than $300 million to buy equipment for the first AUKUS submarines, as Defence Minister Pat Conroy visits the UK.

Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy has announced an increased investment of $310m into the AUKUS program to bolster the ...

Australian Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy confirmed that Australia has spent Aus$310 million (US$220 million) to secure the first reactor parts ...

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has rejected opposition claims that spending on Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine ...

On 23 February 2026, the UK Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard MP hosted the Minister for Defence Industry of Australia, the ...