IODS 2024: Perth to Host Major AUKUS Event Next Week
IODS 2024 has already achieved landmark status, with the naval chiefs of all three AUKUS nations to speak at the conference. This marks the first time they will meet in Australia.
IODS 2024 has already achieved landmark status, with the naval chiefs of all three AUKUS nations to speak at the conference. This marks the first time they will meet in Australia.
AUKUS pillar 2 calls for the capacity to launch and recover uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs) from submarine torpedo tubes.
Australia will slash the number of Hunter frigates being bought to free up funding for “Tier 2” small warships that will help double the fleets size.

The Sailors and Officers will embed aboard USS Emory S. Land, one of two U.S submarine tenders based in the Pacific territory, for up to five months.
The 2024 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) has made several reforms which are key to the success of the AUKUS partnership.
AUKUS First: Babcock, Bechtel Australia and HII sign MOU to identify opportunities to support Australia’s Nuclear-Powered Submarine Program
Australia has revealed that the SSN-AUKUS submarines will feature an “evolved version” of the American AN/BYG-1 Combat Control System.Â
During Exercises off the Australian Coast the AUKUS partners progressed the goal of an AUKUS Common Control System.
United States Navy submarine USS North Carolina (SSN 777) has arrived in Perth, Western Australia for a scheduled port visit as part of routine patrols in the Indo-Pacific region.
Increasing multinational collaboration among AUKUS companies in Australia’s shipbuilding sector is apparent in a new tie up between US-based Fairbanks Morse Defense (FMD) and Melbourne’s Marand Precision Engineering.