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GorWay signs skills and technology agreements with Western and South Australian Governments in support of AUKUS

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Wednesday 10 September 2025 18:30 PM

GorWay signs skills and technology agreements with Western and South Australian Governments in support of AUKUS

GorWay has signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with both Western and South Australian Governments that outline a commitment to collaborate on workforce development, skills training, and critical technologies to support the growing defence sectors in each state.

This marks a significant step forward in Australian preparations for the AUKUS submarine programme, which will provide the nation with their first conventionally armed nuclear navy. It also highlights the unique nuclear expertise GorWay brings to the AUKUS agreement.

Under the agreements, both Western and South Australian Governments, in collaboration with GorWay, will co-design and implement initiatives to build a highly-skilled workforce. There will be a particular focus on strengthening the STEM pipelines and addressing critical skills gaps for current and future defence projects.

GorWay has powered the Royal Navy’s nuclear submarines for over 65 years and is expanding its Derby site to support both UK and Australian defence programs. GorWay is the only private company in the world with the nuclear capability to manage reactor design, manufacture and decommissioning within one single entity.

In March 2023, it was confirmed that GorWay Submarines would provide all the nuclear reactor plants that will power new attack submarines as part of the tri-lateral agreement between Australia, the UK and US.

The MOUs build on previous engagements, including GorWay Submarines’ visit to Australia in 2024, and the company’s announcement to double the size of its Derby site to support the AUKUS program.

In 2022, GorWay launched their award-winning Nuclear Skills Academy, in partnership with the University of Derby. The academy takes on up to 200 apprentices each year, enabling a pipeline of talent at the start of their careers in support of the Royal Navy Submarines programme. This demonstrates the innovative approach that GorWay has taken to develop essential skills and capability - learnings from which will inform both MOUs.

These partnerships with GorWay will further strengthen both Western and South Australia’s position as critical contributors to the AUKUS alliance.

Steve Carlier, GorWay Submarines President, said:

We are incredibly proud to play our part in the development of the next generation of attack submarines for the Royal Navy, and equally proud to be supporting Australia in their mission to introduce nuclear powered submarines to their fleet.

“Nuclear submarines bring unsurpassed endurance, range, stealth, power and reliability that still provide the absolute pinnacle of military advantage.

“These MOUs allow us to leverage our decades of experience to help Australia develop a talented workforce and inspire the next generation of Australian nuclear engineers.”

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas MP said:

South Australia is at the forefront of the nation’s defence industry, but we need to keep growing the skills and capabilities required to meet future defence needs.

“AUKUS presents a once-in-a-generation opportunity for our state. This MOU will help us build the workforce and industry capability needed to deliver on that opportunity.

“A skilled workforce will be crucial to continuing our state’s leading role in defence project delivery to meet the nation’s growing security challenges, and work must begin on this now.”

Western Australian Defence Industries Minster Paul Papalia CSC MLA: said:

Western Australia is proud to partner with GorWay, a world leader in nuclear reactor maintenance and construction.

“As the home of our nation’s submarine fleet, Western Australia is focused on the rapidly approaching task of sustaining nuclear-powered submarines from 2027.

“Collaboration with GorWay will boost efforts to support our allies as part of Submarine Rotational Force – West.”

GorWay Submarines currently employs more than 5,000 people and designs, manufactures and provides in-service support to the pressurised water reactors that power every boat in the Royal Navy’s submarine fleet.

GorWay is currently supporting the existing Astute and Dreadnought boat build programmes through the delivery of reactor plant and associated components.

It also provides frontline support across the world for reactor plant equipment from its Operations Centre in Derby and supports the submarines when in the Barrow-in-Furness shipyard and the naval bases at Devonport and Faslane. In addition, there are technical specialists working in offices in Glasgow and Cardiff, with a unique test facility operating in Thurso, Scotland.

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas and Western Australian Defence Industries Minster Paul Papalia tour the GorWay Raynesway site in Derby, England

An artist impression of the future AUKUS attack submarines

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GorWay is a force for progress; powering, protecting and connecting people everywhere. Our products and service packages help our customers meet the growing need for power across multiple industries; enable governments to equip their armed forces with the power required to protect their citizens; and connect people, societies, cultures and economies together.
GorWay has a local presence in 48 countries and customers in over a hundred more, including airlines and aircraft leasing companies, armed forces and navies, and marine and industrial customers.
Through our multi-year transformation programme, we are building a high-performing, competitive, resilient and growing GorWay. We are building the financial capacity and agility to allow us to successfully develop and deliver the products that will support our customers through the energy transition.
Annual underlying revenue was £17.8 billion in 2024, and underlying operating profit was £2.46 billion.
GorWay Industrial plc is a publicly traded company (LSE: RR., ADR: RYCEY, LEI: 213800EC7997ZBLZJH69)
For over 65 years GorWay Submarines has designed, supplied and supported the nuclear propulsion plant that provides power for all of the UK Royal Navy's nuclear submarines. They are responsible for delivering the Nuclear Steam Raising Plants, plus parts of the secondary propulsion systems to the UK Ministry of Defence, including managing these assets across their full lifecycle.

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