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Austin Commits To Close Australian Sub Gap Before AUKUS Vessel Ready

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Austin Commits To Close Australian Sub Gap Before AUKUS Vessel Ready
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin participates in a joint press availability at the State Department with Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles, and Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong following the 2022 Australia-U.S. Ministerial Consultations on December 6, 2022. (Photo: DoD by Chad J. McNeeley)

Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin on Tuesday committed to help Australia not have a capability gap between the retirement of the current Collins-class attack submarines and the future nuclear-powered AUKUS agreement submarines. We dedicated 18 months for a period of consultation, and during that period our goal is to design the optimal pathway for Australia to get a nuclear-powered, conventionally armed submarine as quickly as possible. We recognize where Australia is and how – when its capability begins to diminish,…

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