Australia’s $3bn Aukus bill to boost US and UK industry may go even higher
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6A174)
Defence industry minister Pat Conroy admits scope' for extra costs and that local shipbuilder ASC may not win contract for British designed boats
Australian taxpayers may end up spending more than the $3bn initially announced to boost the submarine industrial capacity of the US and the UK under the Aukus deal, a minister has revealed.
The minister for defence industry, Pat Conroy, confirmed there was scope for additional funding" beyond the first four-year budget period, with the exact amount to depend on negotiations with the two countries.
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