THE Governor of South Australia visited the shipyard in Barrow as part of a tour of the UK related to the AUKUS deal.
Frances Adamson AC spoke in Australia House, the High Commission building in London, about opportunities in her state in 'education, training and employment' following her tour of the BAE Systems shipyard.
She also met the new Minister for Defence Procurement and Industry Maria Eagle. The MP for Liverpool Garston stressed the new Labour administration's commitment to AUKUS and her desire to work closely with Australia on defence capability and defence industry issues.
We were delighted to hear from the new Minister for Defence Procurement & Industry, @meaglemp , at the Australian British Defence Catalyst 2024 @AusHouseLondon. pic.twitter.com/GO5IWz0BF7
— Australia House (@AusHouseLondon) July 16, 2024
BAE Systems was awarded a contract to build Australia's nuclear-powered submarines earlier this year as part of joint military programme between the Oceanic nation, the United Kingdom and the United States.
At the time, BAE said it had increased its UK submarine workforce to 13,500 with plans to grow to around 17,000.
The first UK submarines built to this design will be delivered in the late 2030s to replace the current Astute Class vessels, and the first Australian submarines will follow in the early 2040s.
South Australia has a total land area of 984,321 square kilometres. Its capital is Adelaide.
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