The AUKUS Submarine from an Australian Strategic Viewpoint
The AUKUS Submarine from an Australian Strategic Viewpoint Dave Maxwell Mon, 09/12/2022 - 10:58am
In September 2021, Australia cancelled a $66 billion deal with the government of France to acquire a dozen new ‘Shortfin Barracuda’ diesel-electric submarines and, instead, finalized a replacement within the agreement known as the Australia, United Kingdom, United States pact - the AUKUS agreement. In this deal, the U.S. and the U.K. are to build and deliver eight new Virginia-class nuclear-powered subs to the Royal Australian Navy.