Sydney, July 24, 2026 (AFP) - Australia announces fresh $3.2 bn for nuclear subs

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Australia said on Friday it would pump an additional $3.2 billion into building the country's nuclear-powered submarines, part of a controversial defence pact with the United States and Britain. Under the 2021 AUKUS deal, Australia's most expensive defence project, the country will receive three nuclear-powered submarines from the United States. Australia and Britain will then build a new class of submarine in the 2040s. But the deal has faced s......

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