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Aquilino: Shortening AUKUS From 10 To Eight Years Would be ‘Herculean’

Monday, March 14th, 2022

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Aquilino: Shortening AUKUS From 10 To Eight Years Would be ‘Herculean’

Launching of the Virginia-class attack submarine Minnesota (SSN-783) at HII's Newport News Shipbuilding division. (Photo: HII)

The head of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command last week said the AUKUS Australia nuclear submarine effort is not expected to be a fast effort and shaving even two years off would be a “herculean” task. During a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on March 10, Sen. Richard Blumenbthal (D-Conn.) asked if there was any opportunity to accelerate the Australian-U.K.-U.S. AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine program. The partnership is currently undergoing an initial 18-month exploratory review to inform the Australian government on how…

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