What happened
- The four-year sustainment contract supports the fleet under the life-of-type extension program, with work beginning in 2026 at Osborne.
- The contract secures jobs for more than 1,100 workers across Osborne, South Australia, and Henderson, Western Australia.
- The program is intended to keep the submarines available until the nuclear-powered fleet arrives.
Why it matters
Every life-of-type extension opens seawater, chilled water and fuel systems that have been in service for decades. Cleaning them in place, inside the docking period, is the kind of work that keeps the programme on schedule.
SI briefing summarising public reporting by Baird Maritime. Figures are as reported by the source.
