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Australia Will Build New Sub Base For AUKUS Vessels

Tuesday, March 8th, 2022

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Australia Will Build New Sub Base For AUKUS Vessels

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 Australian government plans to build a new submarine base to support nuclear-powered submarines on the country’s East Coast, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on March 7. The new Future Navy Base for the Royal Australian Navy seeks to add capacity and capability on top of Fleet Base West in Western Australia, the home of the country’s current six-vessel Collins-class submarine fleet, Morrison said in an address to the Lowry Institute and a press release issued jointly by the Prime…

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