‘Too big to fail’: US insists AUKUS deal is not sub par
The US Navy this week proposed removing an attack submarine from its 2025 spending plan, but top officials rushed to promise..
AUKUS, also styled as Aukus, is a trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific region between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Announced on 15 September 2021, the partnership involves the US and the UK assisting Australia in acquiring nuclear-powered submarines. The partnership also includes cooperation on advanced cyber mechanisms, artificial intelligence and autonomy, quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, hypersonic and counter-hypersonic, electronic warfare, innovation and information sharing. The partnership will focus on military capability, distinguishing it from the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance that also includes New Zealand and Canada.
The US Navy this week proposed removing an attack submarine from its 2025 spending plan, but top officials rushed to promise..