Australia will buy at least three American-manufactured nuclear submarines and contribute 'significant additional resources' to United States shipyards, with the Biden administration asking for $US4.6 billion from Congress to improve them.
abc.net.au/news/aukus-nuclear-submarine-deal-announced/102087614Australia’s nuclear submarine program will cost up to $368 billion over the next three decades, with confirmation that the federal government will buy at least three American-manufactured nuclear submarines and contribute "significant additional resources" to US shipyards.The AUKUS class submarines will be operated by both the UK and Australia, using American combat systems.
There will also be an option to purchase another two under the landmark AUKUS defence and security pact to be revealed in San Diego later this morning. That submarine — which will form the AUKUS class — would eventually be operated by both the UK and Australia, using American combat systems.WatchOne submarine will be built every two years from the early 2040s through to the late 2050s, with five SSN-AUKUS boats delivered to the Royal Australian Navy by the middle of the 2050s.
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