United Kingdom, Nov. 4 -- Australian submarine battery systems company PMB Defence Engineering has entered a contract with BAE Systems in the UK to enable the potential integration of its nickel zinc battery technology into the design of UK and Australia's nuclear-powered submarines, known as SSN-AUKUS.This contract builds on PMB's work in recent years with the UK Ministry of Defence to test and qualify the nickel zinc technology for its nuclear submarines.The contract will enable BAE Systems to have visibility of the data needed to support the integration of the nickel zinc battery system into UK submarine designs.Nuclear-powered submarines generate the electricity needed to operate onboard systems using energy from their reactors. This po...