Australia to buy up to five U.S. nuclear attack subs under AUKUS Deal

The Virginia-class attack submarine Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) North Dakota (SSN 784) is rolled out of an indoor shipyard facility at General Dynamics Electric Boat in Groton, Conn. North Dakota is scheduled to be christened Nov. 2. (U.S. Navy photo courtesy of General Dynamics/Released)

Australia will buy three U.S.-built Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines beginning in the 2030s as part of the tripartite AUKUS deal, the parties said Monday.
AUKUS aims both to create an Australian nuclear submarine force and industrial base and recapitalize…

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