US shipbuilder gave input on SSN-AUKUS, but UK holds design

Britain’s Ministry of Defence told Parliament that Huntington Ingalls Industries’ Newport News Shipbuilding provided advice on integrating American technology into the SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine. The United Kingdom retains design authority for the submarine, which is being developed through cooperation between Australia, Britain and the United States. A separate U.S. Foreign Military Sales notification outlined up to $1 billion in potential support for Britain’s program. That package includes technical assistance on AUKUS-specific vertical deployment tubes and common weapon launchers, as well as arrangements to embed personnel from both countries in the program.