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AUKUS Deal Sells Up To Five U.S. Virginia SSNs To Australia Followed By New U.K.-Australia SSN-AUKUS Design

AUKUS Deal Sells Up To Five U.S. Virginia SSNs To Australia Followed By New U.K.-Australia SSN-AUKUS Design
The Virginia-class attack submarine Montana (SSN-794) undergoing initial sea trials with shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries News Shipbuilding division near Norfolk, Va. (Photo: HII)

The tripartite U.S., U.K. and Australia AUKUS agreement to share nuclear-powered attack submarines with Australia will have the U.S. sell up to five Virginia-class submarines before the U.K. and Australia build new shared design, dubbed SSN-AUKUS submarines. The announcement made on Monday is the culmination of an 18-month exploratory review period by the countries, resulting in a three phased plan It aims to improve the submarine industrial base of all three countries, senior administration officials told reporters on Sunday, ahead…

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