Australia orders three used American submarines under Aukus program

Under the Aukus partnership, Australia settles for three used American submarines rather than a larger fleet.

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The decision reflects budgetary and technical constraints of the trilateral Indo-Pacific defense project.

The revised agreement marks a shift from the original ambitions of the Australia-US-UK partnership.

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