5 stories from 2023 on the historic AUKUS security pact
Even before the big announcement from the heads of state in March, 2023 has been filled with AUKUS news.
‘SSN AUKUS’: How the US and UK plan to get nuclear-powered subs to Australia
The plans include selling at least three Americans attack subs in the early 2030s and the UK, Australians producing a brand new sub, filled with American tech, in the 2040s.
UK pledges $6B in defense spending ‘ramp up’ to replenish stocks, support AUKUS subs
Despite the previous Conservative Party government pledging to increase military spending to 3 percent GDP by 2030, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak stopped short of making any such commitment and has deferred a new defense spending review until after 2025.