USNI News | February 26, 2025

USS Minnesota (SSN-783) pulled into HMAS Stirling on Tuesday for training with Royal Australian Navy sailors, according to a news release from Naval Sea Systems Command’s AUKUS program office.

“This year, USS Minnesota (SSN 783) is conducting at-sea operations as part of the Submarine Command Course, a training program for naval officers preparing to take command of a submarine,” the release reads. “At HMAS Stirling, the U.S. Navy will have the opportunity to share and compare procedures, such as weapons handling, with their Australian counterparts.”

Under the AUKUS pact between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, the U.S. and U.K. plan to start basing nuclear-powered attack boats out of Perth in 2027.

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