AUKUS Plan: Aussie Sailors to Serve on American Subs, RAN to Buy U.S. Virginia Attack Boats

Virginia-class submarine USS Oregon (SSN 793) transits the Thames River during routine operations in Groton, Conn., on Oct. 6. US Navy Photo

SAN DIEGO – The leaders of Australia and the United Kingdom will join President Joe Biden at the Navy’s submarine base in San Diego, Calif., Monday morning to mark a historic trilateral agreement aimed at bolstering security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region.

The plan to eventually sell Australia a handful of Virginia-class submarines – the key aspect...

https://news.usni.org/2023/03/13/embargoed-until-4-aukus-leaders-agree-on-path-to-nuke-subs-for-australia-shipyard-support-to-u-s-navy

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