Anthony Albanese, Joe Biden and Rishi Sunak are expected to meet next month in Washington to unveil Australia’s pathway to acquiring nuclear-powered submarines.
Australia could end up with a 30-year-old nuclear-powered submarine – as old as the navy’s Collins class boats – as an interim measure, ash to unveil the preferred pathway for Australia’s future submarine fleet.
The AUKUS pact was announced in a transcontinental, three-way virtual media event in September 2021. The three countries agreed to an 18-month timetable to determine what submarine Australia would receive, a timeline for delivery, cost, the regulatory and safety regime that would need to be put in place and measures to avoid a capability gap before the arrival of the first boats.
The likelihood of a US nuclear-powered submarine being deployed to Perth has risen after Mr Marles this week ruled out acquiring another conventional submarine as a stop gap.
Speaking after the AUKMIN meeting, UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said there were a range of options for Australia but AUKUS was a “joint endeavour” between the three countries, challenging some claims that Britain could be sidelined.
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