U.S. Navy reestablishes submarine squadron in Australia

The AUKUS Submarine Deal Just Changed, and Australia Is Getting Less Than It Was Promised — Because America Can’t Build Fast Enough

The AUKUS Deal Just Changed, Australia Saves Face: Australia’s ambitious plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS security partnership is in trouble, with Canberra now set to purchase three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States instead of the mix of new and used boats expected in the original plan. The news was confirmed in a statement published by the U.S. Department of Defense on May 30, in which Austra…

U.S. Navy reestablishes submarine squadron in Australia

A submarine squadron that the U.S. Navy decommissioned fourteen years ago has been reestablished, this time not in Hawaii where it once operated but at a Royal Australian Navy base near Perth, in one of the most concrete steps yet taken to turn the AUKUS security pact from a diplomatic agreement into a working military […]

U.S. Sets Up New Naval Commands In Australia To Support Allied Submarine Crews

Image Credits: U.S Navy The U.S. Navy has set up two new commands at the Royal Australian Navy’s HMAS Stirling naval base in Western Australia. This would lay the groundwork for Submarine Rotational Force-West (SRF-West), a trilateral AUKUS initiative (US, UK, Australia) which is scheduled to begin operational rotations in 2027. The New Commands Under the AUKUS Pact Submarine Squadron 3 (CSS-3): This squadron was based in Hawaii before it was de…

U.S. Navy to set up naval support in Western Australia as part of AUKUS

(Page 1) The U.S. Navy has started early work to establish a new naval support activity (NSA) in Perth, Western Australia, as of May 30 as part of the AUKUS

AUKUS partners take next steps towards Submarine Rotational Force

Submarine Rotational Force‑West (SRF-West) is another step closer to being established, with critical support elements now in place – as Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom continue to work at pace to deliver the AUKUS partnership.  The Albanese Government is investing up to $8 billion to expand HMAS Stirling in Western Australia, creating around 3,000 direct Australian jobs.  As part of this process, the US Navy has this week an…