Leaders unveil a circuitous path to nuke-powered Australian subs
Some details about the AUKUS program starting to be put out on the street.Two interesting things: one, holy crap is this a massive program. Us and the Brits are basically building a nuke shipbuilding industry for Oz from scratch.
Two, this nugget (and excusing for the moment that Defense News is apparently very bad with Australian geography):
In a first phase, U.S. officials will help Australia build the capacity to maintain and employ nuclear-powered submarines, namely American Virginia-class and British Astute-class boats that will begin operating out of Perth, in southeastern Australia, in 2027.
Wonder if this means rotational deployments or the long-dreamed-of FDNF Australia?