WA to House US, UK Nuclear Submarines, Welcome $4.3 Billion for First Dry Dock

Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Rankin is seen during AUSINDEX 21, a biennial maritime exercise between the Royal Australian Navy and the Indian Navy in Darwin, Australia, on Sept. 5, 2021. POIS Yuri Ramsey/Australian Defence Force via Getty Images

The Australian government has committed $4.3 billion (US$3.1 billion) to build the first large-vessel dry docking facility at Henderson Shipyard in Western Australia.

It comes as Australia’s west coast state is set to host American and British nuclear-powered submarines as part of the AUKUS partnership.