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Building the Naval Supply Chain Workforce to Support AUKUS

A publicly released report examining how to build the naval supply chain workforce needed to support AUKUS obligations, prepared by Skills Frontier for the U.S. Mission to Australia.

Skills Frontier / U.S. Mission to Australia
· 1 November 2025
Australia will acquire the US Virginia class submarines (SSN) as part of the AUKUS Treaty with the United Kingdom and the United States

A publicly released report examining workforce requirements for the naval industrial base needed to deliver on Australia's AUKUS commitments.

Prepared by Skills Frontier for the U.S. Mission to Australia, this report provides a detailed analysis of workforce gaps, training pathways, and supply chain development strategies required to meet the ambitious timelines of the AUKUS submarine program.

The report is highly relevant to organisations operating in Australia's defence industrial base and anyone tracking the intersection of skills policy and national security.

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