One in 10 submariners serving on the US Navy’s prized nuclear submarines in the western Pacific will soon be Australian, a visiting admiral has revealed.
Top AUKUS officials have pushed back at claims the United States will not be able to transfer promised nuclear-powered submarines to Australia, arguing the rapid integration of hundreds of Australian submariners into the American fleet shows the pact is on track.
Australia plans to purchase three to five Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines from the United States.Asked during a visit to Australia whether it was possible the US could decline to provide the promised three to five Virginia-class submarines in the early 2030s, Houston said: “We are fully committed to the sale and transfer of the submarines we have discussed to Australia.
Legislation passed by the US Congress requires the president of the day to certify that the transfer of submarines to Australia “will not degrade the United States’ undersea capabilities” and is conditional on the US “making sufficient submarine production and maintenance investments” to meet its own needs.
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