AUSTRALIA RAMPS UP AUKUS FUNDING WITH US$3.2 BILLION FOR NUCLEAR SUBMARINE YARD
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Australia said on Friday it would pump an additional US$3.2 billion into building the country’s nuclear-powered submarines, part of a controversial defence pact with the United States and Britain. Under the 2021 Aukus deal, Australia’s most expensive defence project, the country will receive three nuclear-powered submarines from the United States.
According to News - South China Morning Post, Australia said on Friday it would pump an additional US$3.2 billion into building the country’s nuclear-powered submarines, part of a controversial defence pact with the United States and Britain.
The available RSS description adds: Under the 2021 Aukus deal, Australia’s most expensive defence project, the country will receive three nuclear-powered submarines from the United States.
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- News - South China Morning Post: Australia said on Friday it would pump an additional US$3.2 billion into building the country’s nuclear-powered submarines, part of a controversial defence pact with the United States and Britain.
- News - South China Morning Post: Under the 2021 Aukus deal, Australia’s most expensive defence project, the country will receive three nuclear-powered submarines from the United States.
- News - South China Morning Post: Australia and Britain will then build a new class of submarine in the 2040s.
- News - South China Morning Post: But the deal has faced scrutiny over whether slow submarine production...
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- 24/07/2026, 03:19 PRIMARY FEED AUSTRALIA RAMPS UP AUKUS FUNDING WITH US$3.2 BILLION FOR NUCLEAR SUBMARINE YARD (News - South China Morning Post • 1 hr ago) [Story Intel]
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