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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]
AUKUS (/ ˈ ɔː k ə s / AW-kəs), also styled as Aukus, is a trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States intended to "promote a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable." [1] Initially announced on 15 September 2021, the partnership involves two lines of effort referred to as pillars.
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 U.S., Britain and Australia are set to begin talks on bringing new members into their AUKUS security pact as Washington pushes for Japan to be involved as a deterrent against China, the ...
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 ...
On September 15, 2021, the leaders of Australia, the UK and the US announced "AUKUS": a new security partnership in the Indo-Pacific, building on the longstanding alliance between the three to share intelligence, deepen cooperation and help Australia build nuclear-powered submarine capabilities as China's influence grows.
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 ...
SSN-AUKUS: In March 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia will build nuclear-powered SSN-AUKUS class submarines. [79] The UK Submersible Ship Nuclear Replacement (SSNR) design was renamed SSN-AUKUS in March 2023, under the AUKUS trilateral security partnership, when Australia joined the project and additional US ...