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House Dems Introduce Bill Allowing Transfer Of Virginia-Class Subs To Australia For AUKUS

House Dems Introduce Bill Allowing Transfer Of Virginia-Class Subs To Australia For AUKUS
Christening ceremony for the SSN 791 Delaware Virginia-class submarine on in Oct. 2018. (Photo: HII)

Three House representatives on Friday introduced a bill that seeks to allow the U.S. government to transfer up to two Virginia-class attack submarines to Australia as part of the trilateral AUKUS agreement. The bill, titled the AUKUS Undersea Defense Act, primarily authorizes the president to transfer two submarines, their nuclear reactors and the fuel to Australia, with costs to be borne by Australia. This is aimed at the primary part of the AUKUS agreement among the U.S., U.K. and Australia,…

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