Announcing the US AUKUS review days out from a possible meeting between Trump and Albo on the G7 Summit sidelines is just Trump being Trump imo … reckons it’ll soften Albo up.
Personally, I’d like to see the number of subs reduced from 8 to 5 or 6, with the very substantial savings funding development of Australia’s asymmetric warfare capability … that’s developed and made in Australia air, sea and undersea drones, plus missiles and missile defence, advanced radar systems, undersea listening etc … there would be spin-offs into hi tech and manufacturing.
Congrats on the win on the other thread the other day.
