
A Navy official said Australian payments to help the U.S. submarine industrial base (SIB) under the AUKUS agreement will largely be directed to increase attack submarine (SSN) production above current plans, with the goal to make up for attack sales to Australia. “AUKUS is an opportunity, a wonderful opportunity from a strategic and tactical perspective for our submarine force. We can get to one plus 2.33, we can get partner help as we drive toward an improved manufacturing technology industrial…