US Navy delays next-generation submarine start to early 2040s (www.defensenews.com)

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[-] azertyfun@sh.itjust.works 18 points 7 months ago

They still have Virginia-class submarines so they'll live.

You know who's reaaaaally pissed about this? The Australians. They fucked the French over by surprise-canceling their order for custom designed diesel submarines, and now the US Navy gets first dibs on the output of the struggling Virginia-class submarine manufacturers so Australia isn't sure they'll get anything at all.

[-] assassinatedbyCIA@lemmy.world 3 points 7 months ago

Look up former Australian prime minister Paul Keatings National Press club address on the AUKUS submarine deal. It’s a good watch.

[-] rcbrk@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Here's an article with the main part of Keating's address in a video at the top:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-15/paul-keating-anthony-albanese-penny-wong-aukus-nuclear-china/102098142

Edit: Actually that clip misses so much of the meat of the matter. Watch the whole thing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmgxAoa1n-8

[-] gwildors_gill_slits@lemmy.ca 3 points 7 months ago

LOL, maybe if we were able to design a sub that actually worked properly we wouldn't have to go crying to other countries to buy their subs.

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