Work to maximise innovation and investment from Australia’s first nuclear submarines must begin soon, defence experts have warned.
Buying the Virginia class boats from the United States would minimise Australia’s looming submarine capability gap, after the current Collins class submarine reaches end of life, according to former Defence Department official Hayley Channer.
A better trained and educated workforce would create the conditions needed for the multi-decade AUKUS deal.In addition to submarines, it includes plans for joint advanced military capabilities, designed to promote security and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. “Plus, AUKUS could open up defence supply chains in the UK and US – both markets that are much bigger than ours.”
“For Australia, the risk is that focusing on great power contestation and the AUKUS deal will distract from greater ties with neighbours, addressing their felt needs, in Southeast Asia and the South Pacific.
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