Posted on 03/10/2023 6:22:18 PM PST by george76
Deal is set to be announced at meeting of Biden and leaders of Australia and U.K.
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The U.S. will speed up Australia’s acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines by arranging for Canberra’s first few subs to be built in the U.S.
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The plan to sell up to five U.S. Virginia-class submarines to Australia is intended as a stopgap to provide the country with nuclear-powered subs by the mid-2030s.
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The alliance is called Aukus, an acronym for Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. In addition to collaborating on nuclear-submarine technology, the countries intend to cooperate on artificial intelligence, autonomous systems, hypersonic missiles and undersea technologies
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Nuclear-powered submarines are far more capable than their conventional counterparts because they can operate stealthily underwater over great distances and long periods. The nuclear-powered subs for Australia would only carry conventional weapons.
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Australia has six diesel-electric Collins-class subs, but they will be phased out in coming years. Under the Aukus plan, Australia is expected to buy at least eight nuclear-powered subs.
The Virginia-class submarines that Australia would buy might be a mix of attack submarines already operated by the U.S. and ones that would be manufactured from scratch.
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The Aukus deal has been controversial among some U.S. lawmakers because it would provide submarines to Australia that would otherwise have gone to the U.S. Navy, which has been struggling to boost its own fleet of attack subs.
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Building a nuclear submarine is a lengthy process. Though the Navy has budgeted for two attack submarines a year, the U.S. had been producing them at the lesser rate of 1.5 annually during that period... It takes roughly six years to build a sub
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Great news but it will take 7 or more years.
If they’re nuclear they won’t,IIRC be allowed into New Zealand ports.
Which China will oppose, while denying that they have plans for Australia as part of their lust for world dominion. It is the nature of demonic Communism.
And I think the US only has 2 shipyards that can handle repairs on this class. But just make sure you do not call the ship "she" until you ask its AI how it wants to be addressed.
well, it’s be pretty embarrassing if they dint since they already told the frogs to screw off...
This story first broke in the Summer of 2021, and here we are regurgitating the same story 18 months later with little new information (the number of boats going to Australia may have increased). I’m starting to wonder if this wasn’t a ruse to prevent Australia from getting the French-built subs. Because that would displease China.
I think they should expand the deal to sell them some of the ones we are retiring or have recently retired, in order for them to have something now.
Hmmm.. Budgeted for 2 per year and producing 1.5 @3.45 billion per copy.
What’s happening to the left over 1.725 billion...
The delay is to train the crews. It will take years.
Five Virginias will cost them a just a smidge over 1% (one percent) of their GDP.
I can’t imagine how they must have tortured the numbers to make the math come out right on that decision.
We need to get a mass building for subs. We meed at least 50 more nucs between japan us Korea Australia to bring China down. Plus 40 diesel coastal subs for Korea and Japan.
Will they retain the gender neutral features of the US navy setup?
The 14 Ohio-class subs we already have between them carry 2688 independently-targetable nuclear warheads. How many more are you thinking we'll need before you feel safe?
One can never have enough ammo, no matter what kind.
Oz buys US subs.
The French must be pished.
More here...
Why all the Kabuki theater?
Just deliver the things to the ChiComs and cut out the phony middlemen.
The US, our former republic, doesn’t have any allies.
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