# Australia must recruit hundreds more to crew Aukus submarines, retired admiral warns

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- The Guardian, 2026-10-28 12:46 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/28/australia-must-recruit-hundreds-more-to-crew-aukus-submarines-retired-admiral-warns

> Retired admiral Peter Briggs says Australia faces difficulty recruiting and training enough naval personnel for the nuclear-powered submarines planned under the Aukus deal. The Virginia-class USS Colorado has arrived at HMAS Stirling near Perth for a month of routine maintenance and to help build Australian expertise. Briggs says the submarine arm must grow to about 3,000 people.