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Richard Marles reveals US submarines AUKUS savings as Australia opts for secondhand

Australia is expected to save a “significant” amount of money under AUKUS after the government dropped plans to acquire a newly built US nuclear submarine, Defence Minister Richard Marles has revealed. Instead, Australia will acquire three secondhand Virginia-class submarines from the United States as part of the landmark defence pact with the US.

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