Congressman suggests sending jointly operated US submarine to Australia as AUKUS announcement looms. abc730 JadeMacmillan1 auspol
, warning the provision of nuclear-powered submarines to Australia could push the US submarine industrial base to "breaking point".
But he argued a nuclear-powered boat could be sent to Australia's area of responsibility to help ease a looming capability gap, as the existing Collins class fleet is retired and the new submarines are built."I think too, that the command of the submarine would be a dual command, so you'd have an executive officer and a commanding officer that would jointly operate the submarine.
"If there are crews from the US and Australia on board in a time of crisis, who gets the no-go veto on the use of a particular vessel for a particular task?" he said."Whether we get straight to the point of there's a combined and integrated Australian and US crew on a US submarine, that will be interesting to see."Democrat Congressman Joe Courtney believes US shipbuilding capacity can be increased.
"Because it's only that experience that's going to fully inform Australian shipbuilders as to the scope of what they're doing and to understand how these boats are built and how they're put together." "And I think that shows that, you know, that's a force multiplier that can really help take on the larger demand."Nearly 18 months after AUKUS was first announced, the Australian government will soon detail which nuclear-powered submarines it plans on acquiring and how long it will take.
"So that's why the first announcement was, 'We're going to go mum for the next 18 months, because we have to figure out how we're going to do this, on what timeline, with which companies, in which countries, on what type of delivery timetable.'"
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