AUKUS Submarine Deal to Generate Thousands of Jobs in Australia
The newly revealed multi-billion dollar AUKUS submarine deal will generate thousands of jobs for the Australian economy in the coming decades as the government is expected to invest heavily in infrastructure and the workforce.
On March 14, the Australian government announced that it was developing a plan to build up the industrial capacity, infrastructure, and workforce needed to deliver advanced nuclear-powered submarines to the Australian Defence Force.
The government said the plan would create up to 20,000 direct jobs across industries, the defence force and public service over the next 30 years.
A lot of trade workers, operators, technicians, engineers, scientists, submariners and project managers will be needed as the Australian industry is expected to supply components for U.S. and British production lines to reduce bottlenecks in the supply chain….