The Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Australian industry conducted their first direct maintenance task on a nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN), as part of preparations to host and subsequently operate its own fleet of SSNs. The Submarine Tendered Maintenance Period (STMP) on the US Navy’s Virginia-class SSN USS Hawaii was performed at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia with […]

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