Category: Submarine deal

Biden Announces Australia Submarine Deal as Part of Trilateral Pact Aimed at Countering China Threat

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Australia will purchase up to five nuclear-powered attack submarines in the next decade as part of a much-anticipated deal formally announced on March 13 by U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in California. Under the agreement, Australia will buy three Virginia-class hunter submarines by…


Biden, Allies Unveil Australia Submarine Deal, Part of Trilateral Pact Aimed at Countering China

SAN DIEGO, Calif.—Australia will purchase up to five nuclear-powered attack submarines in the next decade as part of a much-anticipated deal formally announced on March 13 by U.S. President Joe Biden, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in California. Under the agreement, Australia will buy three Virginia-class hunter submarines by…


“A Golden Opportunity to Rebuild Something Substantial” but Australia Must Prove Itself: French Ambassador

The French Ambassador Jean-Pierre Thebault has told the National Press Club that France feels betrayed by Australia actions around the submarine deal because they had entrusted a vital element of their national security to Australia. Thebault, who was addressing the Press Club, on Monday noted that the extent of what had been committed to Australia…