Australia Says Nuclear Sub Plan on Track to Unveil Early in 2023
- US, Australian defense leaders discuss AUKUS-backed deal
- Marles says Australia intends to minimize any capability gap
Royal Australian Navy submarine HMAS Rankin in Darwin, Australia, on Sept. 5, 2021.
Photographer: POIS Yuri Ramsey/Australian Defence Force/Getty Images
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Australia is on track to make an announcement “in the first part of next year” on the path to acquiring nuclear-powered submarines under its project with the US and the UK, Defense Minister Richard Marles said.