The prime minister said the military personnel were on the vessel as part of training arrangements under the Aukus deal
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 9:11am, 6 Mar 2026Updated: 9:12am, 6 Mar 2026Three Australian military personnel were on board an American submarine that sank an Iranian navy ship off Sri Lanka this week, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Friday.Speaking to Sky News, Albanese said: “I can confirm that there were three Australian personnel on board that vessel”.
The personnel were on board the submarine as part of training arrangements under Aukus, a multidecade defence pact with Britain and the United States, Albanese said.
“These are long-standing third country arrangements that have been in place for a long period of time,” he said.
“I can confirm also, though, that no Australian personnel have participated in any offensive action against Iran,” he added.
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