submarines

The Greens warned the $385 billion price tag would force the government to make cuts to spending on health, education, housing and Indigenous Australians.“Unlike the Coalition, the Greens will not be co-operating with the government to…

While this is happening, Australia and Britain will begin work on a new class of submarine - to be called SSN-AUKUS - which will be the next class of submarine for both countries. It will be a British design but have American technology…

The US will commit $US4.6 billion to its industry to support the Australian project, while the UK will spend 2.2 billion pounds.With the government setting out a two-decade effort to develop the industrial capacity to build the new fleet in…

President Biden and the leaders of two close U.S. allies formally announced Monday that Australia will purchase nuclear-powered attack submarines from the U.S. to modernize its fleet amid growing concern about China's influence in…

President Joe Biden will announce Australia purchasing several U.S.-manufactured nuclear submarines as a way to update its fleet amid increasing threats from China.Biden will make the announcement on Monday in San Diego, California, after…

Taking inflation into account, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute has estimated eight submarines will cost Australia between $116 billion and $171 billion depending on the type chosen. Peter Jennings, a former deputy secretary of the…

Sky News Australia can reveal that the Albanese government will not be announcing a dollar figure for the 30-year AUKUS nuclear submarines deal. The submarines will cost over…

An interim fleet based on the existing Virginia-class nuclear submarines in the US would also have the missile capability, a significant leap in Australia’s ability to project power in the region.LoadingUS congressman Joe Courtney gave the…

But Courtney, the co-chair of the US House’s AUKUS Working Group dismissed that suggestion and the prospect of US crew operating Australian boats.US Democrat Congressman Joe Courtney.Credit:Facebook/Joe Courtney“No one questions about who…

Australia will buy three Virginia-class submarines sometime in the early 2030s and will have the option to buy two more, multiple US defence sources told Reuters.LoadingThe outcome vindicates the optimistic approach of US congressman Joe…