The Biden administration requests a massive emergency funding to support the US Virginia-class submarine program, crucial for the AUKUS agreement with Australia. This move aims to address significant cost overruns and production shortfalls.
Australia is set to receive Virginia-class submarines under the AUKUS agreement. The Biden administration has requested an emergency $8.8 billion from Congress to address cost overruns and production shortfalls in the US Virginia-class submarine program. Australia 's submarine agency claims the US has taken significant steps to boost its submarine industrial base. However, Senator David Shoebridge from the Greens party predicts the US will struggle to meet the AUKUS commitments.
Billions in emergency funding aim to support the production of these nuclear-powered submarines in the US, which are critical for Australia's defense strategy under the AUKUS framework
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