Editing Royal Australian Navy (section)

==== Submarines ====
*''Project SEA 1429 Phase 2'' is upgrading the {{sclass|Collins|submarine|1}}s with the Mk48 Mod 7 CBASS torpedo.<ref name="ANAO1429">{{cite web|title=ANAO Report No. 26 2017–18|url=https://www.anao.gov.au/files/anao-mpr-2016-17-pdss22-hwtorpedopdf|access-date=12 February 2019|publisher=Australian National Audit Office|pages=331–338|archive-date=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213011546/https://www.anao.gov.au/files/anao-mpr-2016-17-pdss22-hwtorpedopdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Initial Operational Capability (IOC) was achieved in May 2008<ref name="ANAO1429" /> with Final Operational Capability (FOC) due in December 2018, 60 months late.<ref name="ANAO1429" />
*''Project SEA 1439 Phase 3'' is upgrading the ''Collins''-class submarine platform systems to improve 'reliability, sustainability, safety and capability'. IOC was achieved in October 2007, FOC is due in September 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|date=December 2017|title=Collins Class Submarine reliability and sustainability|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/EquippingDefence/SEA1439PH3-CollinsUpgrades|access-date=12 February 2019|website=Department of Defence (Australia)|archive-date=28 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190128080942/http://www.defence.gov.au/casg/EquippingDefence/SEA1439PH3-CollinsUpgrades|url-status=live}}</ref>
*''Project SEA 1439 Phase 4A'' is replacing the ''Collins''-class submarines' combat system with the AN/BYG-1(V)8 developed in conjunction with the US Navy<ref>{{cite web|date=2019|title=Collins Class Submarine Replacement Combat System|url=https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/projects/collins-class-submarine-replacement-combat-system|access-date=12 February 2019|publisher=Department of Defence Science & Technology|archive-date=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005830/https://www.dst.defence.gov.au/projects/collins-class-submarine-replacement-combat-system|url-status=live}}</ref> IOC Expected to achieve Final Operating Capability in December 2018.<ref>{{Cite web|date=February 2018|title=Collins Replacement Combat System|url=http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/EquippingDefence/SEA1439PH4A-CollinsRCS|access-date=29 June 2018|website=Department of Defence (Australia)|archive-date=29 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180629050048/http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/EquippingDefence/SEA1439PH4A-CollinsRCS|url-status=live}}</ref> IOC was in May 2008 with FOC planned for December 2018.
* ''Project SEA 1450'': In September 2021, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the ''Collins''-class submarines will receive a Life of Type Extension (LOTE) from 2026 that will cost up to A$6.4 billion.<ref>{{cite press release |author1=Prime Minister |author2=Minister for Defence |author3=Minister for Finance |title=Key naval projects confirmed for South Australia |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/key-naval-projects-confirmed-south-australia |website=Prime Minister of Australia |date=16 September 2021 |archive-date=16 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916023649/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/key-naval-projects-confirmed-south-australia |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Raytheon to support Collins combat systems |url=https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/sea/raytheon-to-support-collins-combat-systems |access-date=22 March 2023 |work=Australian Defence Magazine |date=12 October 2022}}</ref>
* [[SSN-AUKUS]]: In March 2023, Prime Minister [[Anthony Albanese]] announced that Australia will build nuclear-powered SSN-AUKUS class submarines.<ref name="AUKUSMar23"/> The UK Submersible Ship Nuclear Replacement (SSNR) design was renamed SSN-AUKUS in March 2023, under the [[AUKUS]] trilateral security partnership, when Australia joined the project and additional US technology was incorporated into the design.<ref>{{OGL-attribution|version=3.0|{{cite web |author1=[[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] |author2=[[Defence Nuclear Organisation]] |title=The AUKUS Nuclear Powered-Submarine Pathway: A Partnership for the Future |url=https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1142588/The_AUKUS_nuclear_powered_submarine_pathway_a_partnership_for_the_future.pdf |access-date=17 March 2023 |date=14 March 2023 |ref={{sfnref|Ministry of Defence|2023}} |pages=7, 23}}}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Design work begins on successor to Astute-class submarines in £170m deal |url=https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2021/september/17/20210917-astute-successor |website=Royal Navy |access-date=19 March 2023 |date=17 September 2021}}</ref> The construction of the first boat is to begin by the end of the 2030s with the boat delivered in the early 2040s.{{sfn|Ministry of Defence|2023|pages=7,23}} Five boats are planned to be built.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Briggs |first1=Peter |title=How many nuclear-powered submarines for Australia? |url=https://www.aspistrategist.org.au/how-many-nuclear-powered-submarines-for-australia/ |website=The Strategist — [[Australian Strategic Policy Institute]] |access-date=15 October 2023 |date=12 October 2023}}</ref>
* {{Sclass|Virginia|submarine|4}}: In March 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia intends to purchase three nuclear-powered ''Virginia'' class submarines from the US, subject to [[United States Congress|congressional approval]], to ensure there is no capability gap as the RAN transitions to the SSN-AUKUS.<ref name="AUKUSMar23">{{cite press release |author1=Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese |author2=Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Rishi Sunak |author3=President of the United States of America Joseph R. Biden |title=Joint Leaders Statement on AUKUS |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/joint-leaders-statement-aukus |website=Prime Minister of Australia |date=14 March 2023 |access-date=14 March 2023}}[[File:CC-BY_icon.svg|50x50px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under a [[creativecommons:by/4.0/|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence]].</ref>{{sfn|Ministry of Defence|2023|pages=8}} The first boat is planned to be delivered in 2033.<ref name="Aust14March23">{{cite news |last1=Stewart |first1=Cameron |title=Big gamble, but even bigger benefits in AUKUS subs |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/defence/aukus-alliance-submarines-are-a-big-gamble-but-even-bigger-benefits/news-story/88b8f4ceb16a16d94c866f019a0d8138 |access-date=17 March 2023 |work=[[The Australian]] |date=14 March 2023|url-access=subscription}}</ref> If there are delays with the SSN-AUKUS class program, Australia has the option of purchasing up to two additional ''Virginia'' class boats.<ref>{{cite web |author1=Defence Minister Richard Marles |author2=Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy |title=Press conference - Parliament House, Canberra |url=https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/transcripts/2023-03-14/press-conference-parliament-house-canberra |website=Department of Defence Ministers |access-date=16 March 2023 |date=14 March 2023}}</ref><ref name="Aust14March23" />
* East coast base: In March 2022, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that a "new submarine base will be built on the east coast of Australia" and "three preferred locations on the east coast have been identified, being [[Brisbane]], [[Newcastle, New South Wales|Newcastle]], and [[Port Kembla harbour|Port Kembla]]".<ref>{{cite press release |author1=Prime Minister |author2=Minister for Defence Peter Dutton |title=Australia to build additional submarine base |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/australia-build-additional-submarine-base |website=Prime Minister of Australia |access-date=25 September 2021 |date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220309040703/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/australia-build-additional-submarine-base |archive-date=9 March 2022 |url-status=dead}}[[File:CC-BY_icon.svg|50x50px]] This article contains quotations from this source, which is available under a [[creativecommons:by/4.0/|Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence]].</ref>