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according to usni news, the australian government announced on september 2 local time that australia will hire 200 people in the next two years to prepare for the rotational deployment of allied submarines at its western naval bases.

as part of the new "submarine employment plan", these hires will work for the australian government-owned australian submarine corporation (asc pty ltd,) as nuclear submarine maintenance personnel. australian prime minister anthony albanese told reporters at a press conference at the naval base that 200 people will be trained as apprentices in highly skilled jobs related to the operation and maintenance of nuclear-powered submarines, which will provide "a real career path" for more people who have been trained by australian technical and further education (tafe) and work at asc.

the first us navy nuclear submarine ssn-776 "hawaii" to come to australia for maintenance has erected scaffolding

the report said that the vast majority of these 200 workers will be assigned to western australia. albanese said that the us-uk-australia security partnership (aukus) will create about 3,000 jobs in western australia, where the stirling naval base for deploying submarines is located.

just at the end of last year, there were reports that the united states planned to maintain nuclear submarines in australia for the first time in 2024 based on the aukus mechanism. this plan was implemented last month: on august 16 this year, the us navy as-39 "emory s. lander" submarine support ship arrived at the stirling naval base in australia, and the first "virginia" class attack nuclear submarine ssn-776 "hawaii" to be maintained arrived at the stirling base on the 22nd. more than 30 australian naval personnel will work with asc staff to conduct "submarine tender maintenance" (stmp) on the "hawaii".

on the 16th of this month, the us navy as-39 "emory s. lander" submarine support ship entered the stirling naval base in australia.

on august 22, the us navy ssn-776 "hawaii" attack nuclear submarine entered the stirling naval base in australia.

in a press release announcing the personnel training plan, the australian department of defense stated that it would invest a$8 billion (about rmb 38.4 billion) in infrastructure construction before rotating nuclear submarines at the stirling base and purchasing the virginia class from the united states. however, defense minister richard marrs refused to disclose the cost of the "submarine work" apprenticeship program, but the draft stated that the planned positions are mainly in western australia and cover manufacturing, processing, engineering and project management, as well as supply chain and other operational qualifications.

australian and us officials said that (nuclear submarine) maintenance capability is "an important milestone" of the aukus program. australia's goal is to develop its own nuclear-powered submarine construction and maintenance capabilities. australian naval officials said that the program is now "on track." william houston, the us navy admiral in charge of the nuclear power department of the military, visited the stirling base last week and said that he was deeply impressed by the "extensive preparation work" done for the deployment and maintenance of nuclear-powered ships. vice admiral jonathan mead, commander of the australian navy's nuclear submarine task force, said that the "hawaii" coming to replenish and maintain is a tangible proof of "optimized route progress" and that western australia has the ability to support (deployment) of us and british nuclear submarines from 2027.