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UK signs off on $4.9B AUKUS submarine design phase contracts with industry trio

“The aim is to deliver the first UK submarines into service in the late 2030s to replace the current Astute-Class vessels, and the first Australian submarines will follow in the early 2040s,” said the UK Ministry of Defence.

By Tim Martin

Congress

‘SSN AUKUS’: How the US and UK plan to get nuclear-powered subs to Australia

The plans include selling at least three Americans attack subs in the early 2030s and the UK, Australians producing a brand new sub, filled with American tech, in the 2040s.

By Justin Katz