Infrastructure work to support rotations of U.S. and British nuclear-powered submarines began last month at a naval base in Western Australia, according to that nation’s defense department. HMAS ...

Key Points and Summary - Australia has begun a $5.2 billion upgrade of its HMAS Stirling naval base to host rotating U.S. and UK nuclear-powered submarines, a key first step in the AUKUS security pact ...

Australia took a significant step in hosting allied nuclear-powered submarines amid China’s growing naval threat, as a United States vessel arrived for maintenance. The Chinese Foreign Ministry did ...

SYDNEY/WASHINGTON, June 12 (Reuters) - Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Thursday he was confident the AUKUS submarine pact with the U.S. and Britain would proceed, and his ...

A Virginia-class attack submarine is in port in Australia for the second maintenance period of a nuclear-powered boat on foreign soil. USS Vermont (SSN-792) pulled into HMAS Stirling on Wednesday for ...

A U.S. Navy fast-attack submarine is undergoing maintenance at an Australian base where a multinational force of nuclear-powered boats may be in position in just over a year, according to the ...

The 2021 pact, meant to help counter China’s ambitions in the Asia Pacific, will be examined to ensure that it meets “America First criteria,” a U.S. official said. By Victoria Kim Reporting from ...

SYDNEY — Australia’s defense minister said Thursday he was confident that the AUKUS submarine pact with the United States and Britain would proceed, and that his government would work closely with the ...