A newly penned memorandum of understanding (MoU) between South Australia and the Australian arm of a US-based Navy contractor would strengthen the workforce required for the AUKUS nuclear submarine program, the state government has said.

Signed at the Indo Pacific Maritime Exposition in Sydney last week, the MoU between the Australian affiliate of BlueForge Alliance (BFA) would see the company establish and maintain a presence in South Australia.

Signed by Assistant Minister for AI, Digital Economy, Defence and Space Industries Michael Brown, the MoU would also encourage BlueForge Alliance Australia (BFAA) to collaborate with the government, academia and industry.

BFAA would also transfer knowledge from the United States entity relating to agreed elements of the AUKUS enterprise.

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