Australia launches planning for multi-billion dollar AUKUS dry dock, expanded naval base
The dry dock will be a centerpiece of the massive consolidation and expansion of shipyards and HMAS Stirling, potentially worth $20 billion.
New dry dock for Aussie subs an ‘ongoing’ discussion: Defense Minister Marles
"We're a long way down that path and really, that's the thing that we need to [figure out] first," Richard Marles, Australia's deputy prime minister and defense minister, told Breaking Defense.
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Separately Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said, "We need that infrastructure on the west coast and so it's going to be really important to put that in place... . We have some time in order to do it, but not a lot of time."