Australia to receive only three US nuclear submarines under AUKUS

Australia will receive only three US nuclear submarines instead of the originally planned number under the AUKUS partnership.

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This revision of the trilateral military cooperation (Australia-US-UK) reflects US production constraints.

The decision impacts Australia's naval strategy in the Indo-Pacific and heightens concerns about China's growing naval power.

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