Joe Courtney, a member of US Congress' Armed Services Committee, declares Australia will receive the highest quality Virginia-class nuclear submarines as part of the countries' AUKUS plan.
abc.net.au/news/us-will-give-high-quality-nuclear-subs-to-australia-not-clunkers/102086150A senior US politician has declared Australia will receive the "highest quality" Virginia-class nuclear submarines, vowing the United States will not be "foisting off clunkers" to its ally.
Democratic US Congressman Joe Courtney was asked on the ABC's Insiders if Australia will get second-hand US nuclear-powered submarines, or newly built ones."The shelf life of a Virginia Class submarine is 33 years.The three countries first announced the AUKUS plan in 2021, as part of moves to counter Chinese influence in the Indo-Pacific region.
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