Australian Submarine Agency

Australian Submarine Agency
Agency overview
Formed1 July 2023 (2023-07-01)
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
HeadquartersCanberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Employees350 (1 July 2023)
Annual budgetA$243.4m million (2023-24)
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Parent agencyDepartment of Defence
Websitewww.asa.gov.au

The Australian Submarine Agency (ASA), formerly the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Task Force (NPSTF) is the federal statutory agency of the Commonwealth Government responsible for guiding Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine program. The ASA was established in July 2023 as a non-corporate Commonwealth entity under the Department of Defence consisting of defence personnel and Australian public servants.