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UK to Spend Nearly $8 Billion on Construction of Submarines for AUKUS

© LPhot Phil BloorRoyal Navy submarine HMS Trenchant sails into Devonport for the last time
Royal Navy submarine HMS Trenchant sails into Devonport for the last time - Sputnik International, 1920, 11.12.2025
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The UK will spend 6 billion pounds (almost $8 billion) on the submarine construction program for AUKUS (the trilateral defense partnership between Australia, the UK and the US), the UK Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
"Attack submarines and advanced military technology will help protect the UK, US and Australia as all three nations fully commit to the historic partnership... The UK is backing this commitment with action, investing £6 billion under the current government into critical infrastructure at Barrow and Derby that will realise the ability to construct a new AUKUS submarine every 18 months," the statement said on Wednesday.
AUKUS is a trilateral defense partnership announced by the US, the UK, and Australia in 2021. The first pillar of the partnership concerns the creation of an Australian fleet of nuclear-powered submarines using US and UK technology. The second pillar involves the development of a range of technologies, including underwater robotics, quantum electronics, cybersecurity and electronic warfare capabilities, supersonic weapons and defense mechanisms against them.
FILE - In this file photo provided by U.S. Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Missouri (SSN 780) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam for a scheduled deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility, Sept. 1, 2021. The foreign ministers of Malaysia and Indonesia expressed concern Monday, Oct. 18, 2021, that Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered submarines from the U.S. in a security alliance may increase the rivalry of major powers in Southeast Asia - Sputnik International, 1920, 12.06.2025
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