WASHINGTON: Australia is expected to buy up to five US Virginia class nuclear powered submarines in the 2030s as part of a landmark defence agreement between Washington, Canberra and London, four US officials said on Wednesday (Mar 8), in a deal that would present a new challenge to China. The agreement, k
WASHINGTON: Australia is expected to buy up to five US Virginia class nuclear powered submarines in the 2030s as part of a landmark defence agreement between Washington, Canberra and London, four US officials said on Wednesday , in a deal that would present a new challenge to China.
Two of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said that after the annual port visits, the United States would forward deploy some submarines in Western Australia by around 2027. Australia has an existing fleet of six conventionally powered Collins-class submarines, which will have their service life extended to 2036. Nuclear submarines can stay underwater for longer than conventional ones and are harder to detect.
But a deal between the three countries on how specifically to achieve that goal had not been ironed out. It is unclear how the upcoming announcement might affect the US Navy's expectations for its own submarine acquisitions in coming years.
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