
Several members of the Senate Armed Services Committee sent a letter to President Biden this week asking for an update on the administration’s plan to implement the AUKUS agreement. The AUKUS optimal pathway, announced in March, entails the U.S. , U.K. and Australia cooperating to help Australia field nuclear-powered attack submarines to ultimately replace its Collins-class boats. (Defense Daily, March 13). As part of the agreement, the U.S. expects to sell a mix of three to five new and used…