AUKUS

Yeah, it'll be very interesting to see how it unfolds going forward.

Talking about new developments in the military, we now know which nuclear submarine will be deployed to Australia first under the AUKUS pact.

What can you tell us about the USS Colorado?

The government has confirmed, or the Pentagon, in fact, with the Australian government has confirmed that the USS Colorado, it's a Virginia-class submarine, will be the first to take part in Submarine Rotational Force West.

What this will also involve is potentially a British nuclear submarine.

So this all forms Surf West and that begins towards the end of next year.

That's the first stage of AUKUS.

This is all about proving that Australia can handle nuclear powered submarines, even those These will be controlled by American and British crews.

Yeah, it'll be very interesting to see how it unfolds going forward.

Talking about new developments in the military, we now know which nuclear submarine will be deployed to Australia first under the AUKUS pact.

What can you tell us about the USS Colorado?

The government has confirmed, or the Pentagon, in fact, with the Australian government, has confirmed that the USS Colorado, it's a Virginia-class submarine, will be the first to take part in Submarine Rotational Force West.

What this will also involve is potentially a British nuclear submarine.

So this all forms Surf West and that begins towards the end of next year.

That's the first stage of AUKUS.

This is all about proving that Australia can handle nuclear powered submarines, even those These will be controlled by American and British crews.

Yeah, it'll be very interesting to see how it unfolds going forward.

Talking about new developments in the military, we now know which nuclear submarine will be deployed to Australia first under the AUKUS pact.

What can you tell us about the USS Colorado?

The government has confirmed, or the Pentagon in fact, with the Australian government has confirmed that the USS Colorado, it's a Virginia-class submarine, will be the first to take part in Submarine Rotational Force West.

What this will also involve is potentially a British nuclear submarine.

So this all forms Surf West and that begins towards the end of next year.

That's the first stage of AUKUS.

This is all about proving that Australia can handle nuclear powered submarines, even those These will be controlled by American and British crews.

Yeah, it'll be very interesting to see how it unfolds going forward.

Talking about new developments in the military, we now know which nuclear submarine will be deployed to Australia first under the AUKUS pact.

What can you tell us about the USS Colorado?

The government has confirmed, or the Pentagon, in fact, with the Australian government, has confirmed that the USS Colorado, it's a Virginia-class submarine, will be the first to take part in Submarine Rotational Force West.

What this will also involve is potentially a British nuclear submarine.

So this all forms Surf West and that begins towards the end of next year.

That's the first stage of AUKUS.

This is all about proving that Australia can handle nuclear powered submarines, even those These will be controlled by American and British crews.

Yeah, it'll be very interesting to see how it unfolds going forward.

Talking about new developments in the military, we now know which nuclear submarine will be deployed to Australia first under the AUKUS pact.

What can you tell us about the USS Colorado?

The government has confirmed, or the Pentagon, in fact, with the Australian government has confirmed that the USS Colorado, it's a Virginia-class submarine, will be the first to take part in Submarine Rotational Force West.

What this will also involve is potentially a British nuclear submarine.

So this all forms Surf West and that begins towards the end of next year.

That's the first stage of AUKUS.

This is all about proving that Australia can handle nuclear powered submarines, even those These will be controlled by American and British crews.

Yeah, it'll be very interesting to see how it unfolds going forward.

Talking about new developments in the military, we now know which nuclear submarine will be deployed to Australia first under the AUKUS pact.

What can you tell us about the USS Colorado?

The government has confirmed, or the Pentagon, in fact, with the Australian government, has confirmed that the USS Colorado, it's a Virginia-class submarine, will be the first to take part in Submarine Rotational Force West.

What this will also involve is potentially a British nuclear submarine.

So this all forms Surf West and that begins towards the end of next year.

That's the first stage of AUKUS.

This is all about proving that Australia can handle nuclear powered submarines, even those These will be controlled by American and British crews.

He will go to a retrial next year, but he'll now be returned to prison for that.

Australia to receive its first nuclear-powered submarine next year on the AUKUS Defence Partnership.

Next year.

Next year, we're getting the USS Colorado.

Opponents counter that an estimated $1.8 billion in net proceeds must be weighed against relocation, remediation, and transition costs, as well as the possibility that some sites could prove valuable to the defense in the future.

There are also questions about whether the sale of properties will meaningfully contribute to the enormous funding requirements associated with Australia's long-term defence commitments, including the AUKUS submarine programme.

The government has maintained that the divestment programme is intended to modernise defence infrastructure rather than weaken Australia's military capabilities.

Nevertheless, the debate is becoming more increasingly contentious, with the future of historic sites, the transparency of the disposal process and the need for parliamentary oversight all under scrutiny.

We're now supposed to supply a bunch to Australia, which, by the way, is a great deal.

I'm all for AUKUS.

But at the end of the day, we're only able to construct 1.2 Virginia-class boats a year at a time when we really need to be able to build three.

So there's a lot of work to be done here.