{"id":65371,"date":"2023-05-17T22:28:43","date_gmt":"2023-05-17T22:28:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/05\/17\/pentagon-seeks-authority-to-transfer-nuclear-submarines-to-australia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:54:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:54:04","slug":"pentagon-seeks-authority-to-transfer-nuclear-submarines-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/congress\/2023\/05\/17\/pentagon-seeks-authority-to-transfer-nuclear-submarines-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon seeks authority to transfer nuclear submarines to Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The U.S. Department of Defense asked Congress to authorize the transfer of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia as part of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/03\/13\/leaders-unveil-a-circuitous-path-to-nuke-powered-australian-subs\/\" target=\"_blank\">the trilateral AUKUS agreement<\/a> with the U.K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Three legislative proposals, submitted on May 2 and first posted online Tuesday, would greenlight the sale of two Virginia-class submarines to Australia, permit the training of Australian nationals for submarine work and allow Canberra to invest in the U.S. submarine industrial base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rep. Joe Courtney of Connecticut, the top Democrat on the Armed Services Committee\u2019s sea power panel, praised the proposals in a statement to Defense News, saying \u201cI look forward to working with all my colleagues in Congress to fulfill these goals.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Department of Defense\u2019s legislative proposals are the latest example of President [Joe] Biden\u2019s commitment to fulfilling the AUKUS agreement,\u201d said Courtney. \u201cImportantly, the proposals spell out a clear path forward to facilitate the transfer of Virginia-class submarines to Australia while ensuring we have the necessary authorities to accept the Australian Government\u2019s investments to enhance our submarine industrial base capacity and provide training for Australian personnel.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">AUKUS stipulates that Australia will buy at least three and as many as five Virginia-class submarines in the 2030s as part of phase two of the agreement, giving Congress more than a decade to authorize the sale. This year\u2019s proposal, which the Pentagon hopes will become part of the fiscal 2024 National Defense Authorization Act, asks that Congress approve just two of those submarines \u201cwithout a deadline to consummate the transfers and without specifying the specific vessels to be transferred.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The proposal argues that this \u201csmall amount of flexibility is necessary\u201d since the transfers depend on Australian readiness to operate the submarines, which will involve developing Australia\u2019s submarine industrial base through training and appropriate shipyard infrastructure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To that end, a second legislative proposal would authorize U.S. defense service exports directly to Australia\u2019s private sector in order to train its own submarine workers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis development must begin as soon as possible for Australia to become ready to own and safely operate these submarines in a manner that both maintains the highest non-proliferation standards and strengthens the global non-proliferation regime,\u201d the Pentagon argues in the proposal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Finally, the Pentagon is also asking Congress for permission to accept Australian payments to bolster the U.S. submarine industrial base. Australia has offered to make <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2023\/03\/15\/how-the-us-plans-to-expand-its-submarine-industrial-base-for-aukus\/\" target=\"_blank\">an undisclosed sum of investments in the U.S. submarine industrial base as part of AUKUS<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon states in the legislative proposal that those funds would be used to \u201cadd a significant number of trade workers\u201d that will help address \u201cthe significant overhaul backlog\u201d for the Virginia-class submarine. Australian monies would also be used for \u201cadvance purchasing of components and materials that are known to be replacement items for submarine overhauls\u201d and \u201coutsourcing less complex sustainment work to local contractors.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Congress is also making its own investments to expand the U.S. submarine industrial base as the Navy ultimately aims to build two Virginia-class and one Columbia-class submarines per year. Courtney helped secure $541 million in submarine supplier development and $207 million in workforce development initiatives as part of the FY 23 government funding bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austal USA, the American subsidiary of Australia-based Austal, plans to open a new facility at its shipyard in Mobile, Alabama to begin construction on nuclear submarine modules for General Dynamics\u2019 Electric Boat shipyard in Connecticut, which produces both Virginia and Columbia-class submarines. Austal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/industry\/2023\/04\/14\/austal-eyes-1000-new-hires-for-nuclear-submarine-work\/\" target=\"_blank\">expects it will need 1,000 new hires in Mobile<\/a> to staff that facility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Electric Boat, the prime contractor for the Virginia- and Columbia-class submarine programs, the hiring need will be even greater. The company currently employs more than 19,000 people, after hiring 3,700 new workers in 2022, <a href=\"https:\/\/portal.ct.gov\/OMA\/In-the-News\/2023-News\/Electric-Boat-hopes-to-hire-5750-employees-this-year#:~:text=EB%20expects%20the%20size%20of,positions%2C%20and%201%2C500%20other%20jobs\" target=\"_blank\">according to local newspaper The Day<\/a>. 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