# Bisalloy Steels wins $15M contract for SSN-AUKUS submarine steel qualification

The Australian Submarine Agency awarded a $15 million contract to Bisalloy Steels to qualify Australian steel for use on Australia's future SSN-AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines. The qualification process, involving over 4,500 tests, is expected to be completed in the first half of 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2023-12-11
- Where: Osborne Naval Shipyard, South Australia, Australia
- Value: $15.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: high grade submarine pressure hull steel
- Sectors: [Steel and Metal Products](https://endata.com/sectors/steel-metal-products.md)

## Companies

- [Bisalloy Steels](https://endata.com/companies/15860.md)
- [BlueScope](https://endata.com/companies/23313.md) (supplier)
- [Australian Submarine Agency](https://endata.com/companies/74322.md) (customer)

## Sources

- [australiandefence.com.au](https://www.australiandefence.com.au/defence/sea/bisalloy-steels-wins-contract-for-ssn-aukus-steel), 2023-12-11: "The qualification of Australian steel is an important step in the Australian Government’s strategy for acquiring state-of-the-art conventionally armed nuclear-powered submarines."

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