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Australia will operate two submarine classes, and if the build schedule for the SSN-AUKUS falls behind, has the option of purchasing up to two additional Virginia class boats from the United States. [37] [38] As a non-nuclear weapon state under the IAEA, [39] Australia will not produce nuclear fuel for its SSNs. [40]
The $245 billion AUKUS project with Britain and the United States to build a new class of nuclear-powered and conventionally armed submarine has been criticised by China as having the potential to ...
Plans for the base are part of Australia's largest defence project since World War Two, the acquisition of a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines costing up to A$368 billion ($240 billion).
AUKUS, formed in 2021 to address shared worries about China's growing power, was designed to allow Australia to acquire nuclear-powered attack submarines and other advanced weapons such as ...
The law is meant to replicate U.S. export controls to defence technology, seen as a key step to beginning the AUKUS plan to build a new class of nuclear-powered submarine in Australia and Britain.
The agency also aids Australian citizens by publishing daily solar ultraviolet radiation (UVR) levels for many locations in Australia. [14] This UV radiation index is based on data received by ARPANSA's UV detectors from cities through Australia which continuously collect data and update the site each minute. [14]
[1] [2] [3] Separately, the annual Joint Statement Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations (AUSMIN) was held the following day on the 16th in which it was announced the size of the US military based in Australia would be increased. The meeting endorsed recommendations made in May 2021 to increase the size but did not release any details with ...
LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Britain, the U.S. and Australia said on Monday they are considering working with Japan through their AUKUS security pact, despite U.S. export-control restrictions that ...