AUKUS submarine programme – progress, pressure and realities – Navy Lookout
The House of Commons Defence Select Committee session on 2nd December, considering progress with AUKUS, put the spotlight on issues that will determine successful (Pillar 1) submarine delivery. Although ministers continue to project confidence, the evidence underlined industrial expansion pressures and the implications of forward deploying an Astute-class submarine to Australia. Forward basing conundrum Defence