I did put forth the suggestion before to rearrange the acronym AUKUS into the more fitting USUKAThere is an AUKUS thread under World Armed Forces section, which is more appropriate for the topic of Australian submarines.
Suffice to say, the idea of more Australian submarines were first floated (pardon the pun) in the 2009 Defence White Paper. I bet the authors did not imagine that the first, second-hand submarines would only be in service in the 2040s.
Some images of the taken by the Australians.
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Maybe the Japanese use better cameras?
I sure hope so, the rules is for everyone to do "peaceful" passage with massive warships as if they are just going for a stroll in the park with no nefarious intention what so ever.Perhaps in the near future, China will be able to do her own regular "freedom of navigation" operations with CSGs off Alaska and Australia
As they say what is good for the goose is good for the gander! Watch out Australia and US of A. You might see an amanda of Aircaft carrier and support ships, soon sailing to your shoreline.Perhaps in the near future, China will be able to do her own regular "freedom of navigation" operations with CSGs off Alaska and Australia