Australia: Out of the French submarine construction programme - into AUKUS
There has been irritation in Canberra for some time regarding the defence cooperation with France for the procurement of twelve conventionally powered submarines. Australia has now decided to discontinue its cooperation with the French Naval Group as part of the "Future Submarine Programme". Instead, it has agreed to co-operate with London and Washington on the construction of nuclear-powered submarines. By the end of a 12-minute virtual press conference between US President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on 15 September 2021, the Australian defence landscape had changed from the ground up. Australia is joining a new Indo-Pacific security partnership with the US and the UK...
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