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The AUKUS nuclear powered submarine pathway: a partnership for the future
Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States have embarked on a profound new partnership called AUKUS, to support a stable, secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific region.
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The first major initiative of the AUKUS partnership is the delivery of a conventionally-armed, nuclear-powered submarine (SSN) capability for Australia. This will ensure that Australia will maintain a critical edge in the underwater domain for decades to come. At the centre of this is SSN-AUKUS, a trilaterally-developed submarine based on the UK’s next-generation design.
Published 14 March 2023