The defense ministers of the three AUKUS partners last week announced Australia will now exclusively buy used American Virginia-class attack submarines (SSNs). According to a joint statement released by the U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and the British and Australian defense ministers John Healey and Richard Marles, respectively, the three welcomed a proposed approach to “streamline Australia’s acquisition of Virginia-class submarines” …
The U.S. Navy will deploy several nuclear-powered submarines near Perth, in a strategic port of the Australian Navy, said, Friday, June 12, 2026, Australian Minister of Defence.