$1.76 billion) on the Attack-class design so far, but the additional cost of terminating the current contract is yet to be negotiated. France has expressed fury over Australia’s surprise decision to scrap a huge submarine deal in favour of nuclear-powered subs from the US, describing it as a stab in the back from. The decision is understood to have been brought about by the deteriorating security environment and rapidly evolving military technologies in the Indo-Pacific region, and it is enabled by new technology which allows Australia to build nuclear-powered boats that do not require a supporting civil nuclear industry.Īustralia has spent around AU$2.4 billion (U.S. France described Australia’s decision to ditch the 90bn submarine project in favour of the Aukus deal as a stab in the back, while Australia has argued that switching to. The change to a nuclear-powered boat in lieu of the conventional submarine Australia was designing in conjunction with Naval Group and Lockheed Martin Australia (for the Combat System) was made as a result of the meeting between the three leaders at the G7 Summit held in the UK in June, during which the AUKUS alliance concept was formulated. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters. The class will replace the UK's Astute class and Australia's Collins class submarines. “We intend to build these submarines in Adelaide, Australia in close cooperation with the United Kingdom and the United States,” Morrison said, “But let me be clear: Australia is not seeking to acquire nuclear weapons or establish a civil nuclear capability and we will continue of meet all our nuclear non-proliferation obligations.” The final details of Australia's first nuclear submarine fleet have been unveiled along with the price tag. The SSN-AUKUS is a planned class of nuclear-powered fleet submarine ( SSN) intended to enter service with the United Kingdom's Royal Navy in the late 2030s and Royal Australian Navy in the 2040s.
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