Category: Aukus
Australia to Spend $8 Billion on Nuclear Sub Shipyard Facility
Australia will spend an initial $8 billion to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines, the government said Sunday. The investment is to be spent over a decade to transform a shipbuilding and maintenance precinct in Perth, Western ...
U.S., UK and Australia Sign Landmark Defense Pact, Prompting Dark Warning from Beijing
The leaders of the United States, United Kingdom and Australia, members of the so-called AUKUS alliance, signed a landmark pact valued at nearly $400 billion that will allow Australia to deploy long-range nuclear-powered submarines for the first time. Australia will procure at ...
Uneasy About Australia’s New Submarine Deal with the U.S. and UK, Indonesia Echoes China’s Concerns About Asia-Pacific Arms Race
Indonesia's Foreign Ministry took to Twitter on Tuesday to restate its longstanding concern that Australia's acquisition of U.S. and UK-made nuclear-powered attack submarines could destabilize the Asia-Pacific region and violate the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) of which Australia is a signatory. Jakarta's statement ...