Final design and cost of Australia’s nuclear submarines to be known in early 2023
by Josh Butler from on (#63NH1)
Defence minister Richard Marles links the cutting-edge technology to Australia's economic and trade success
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The defence minister, Richard Marles, says Australia's pathway to acquiring nuclear submarines is taking shape", flagging key decisions within months about which ship to use, how to build it and boosting the country's defence-industrial capability.
On the first anniversary of the Aukus pact, Marles said nuclear subs would make the rest of the world take us seriously", linking the cutting-edge technology to Australia's economic and trade success.
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