"Australia's Multi-Billion Dollar Moves in AUKUS Submarine Deal with UK"
TL;DR
Australia is set to provide $3 billion to British industry to support the construction of nuclear-powered submarines, following a defense and security pact with the UK. The submarines, primarily from a UK design with a US weapons system onboard, will be built in Adelaide, Australia. The 10-year deal will boost capacity at the Rolls-Royce factory in the UK to build the nuclear reactors. The agreement demonstrates progress towards Australia acquiring a nuclear-powered submarine capability under the AUKUS partnership, with a commitment to expanding trilateral industrial capacity and building collective resilience.
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- $3 billion deal with the UK gets Australia closer to having a fleet of nuclear-powered submarines The Associated Press
- AUKUS nations name British-Australian vendor team to build submarines Defense News
- Australia earmarks billions for naval infrastructure as BAE wins AUKUS submarine work Reuters
- Australia and UK sign defense and security treaty to meet 'contemporary challenges' ABC News
- Australia moves to prop up Aukus with $4.6bn pledge to help clear Rolls-Royce nuclear reactor bottlenecks in UK The Guardian
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