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Navy/USMC

Gilday: Australian Nuclear Sub Effort Could Take Decades

Thursday, September 23rd, 2021

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Gilday: Australian Nuclear Sub Effort Could Take Decades

USS Washington (SSN 787), a Virginia-class submarine, completing initial sea trials. (Photo: Huntington Ingalls Industries)

Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Mike Gilday on Thursday said the effort to design, build, support and properly oversee Australia’s fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines under a new deal may take decades. Last week, the U.S., U.K. and Australia announced the new AUKUS partnership to help Australia pursue procurement of its first nuclear-powered attack submarines. This announcement came with Australia’s intent to cancel a potential $90 billion program to replace its current fleet of six Collins-class diesel-electric attack submarines with…

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