Experts look at AUKUS progress | The Australian Naval Institute

AUKUS — controversial, secretive but given a bipartisan blank cheque

Five years ago, Scott Morrison announced the $368 billion AUKUS pact that fundamentally changed the Australian political landscape.

AUKUS controversial, secretive but given a bipartisan blank cheque

Five years ago, Scott Morrison announced the $368 billion AUKUS pact that fundamentally changed the Australian political landscape. read now...

Experts look at AUKUS progress | The Australian Naval Institute

15th September 2026 marks five years since the announcement of the AUKUS trilateral defence partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States (US). Initially designed to provide Australia with a fleet of next-generation nuclear-powered attack submarines (SSNs) and update the Royal Navy’s SSN fleet, AUKUS has since expanded to encompass further defence […]