Shipyards will not meet goal of 1.5 boats a year by 2025 to be on track to provide Australia with three Virginia-class submarines, program chief saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe admiral who runs America’s submarine building program has confirmed construction is behind schedule and nowhere near the rate required to supply Australia’s Aukus nuclear submarines on schedule.R Adm Jon Rucker told the Naval Submarine League’s annual symposium in Arlington, Virginia, last week that the US had “an exceptionally fragile” military shipbuilding base and could not meet construction rates for its own vessels this year.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading…
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Author : Karen Middleton Political editor
Publish date : 2024-11-19 03:23:06
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Marles says Aukus submarines on schedule despite US admiral’s warning of ‘exceptionally fragile’ industry
