UK Awards $4bn Contract to Build AUKUS Nuclear Submarines 

The United Kingdom has awarded three UK companies a 4 billion pound contract to design and manufacture a nuclear-powered attack submarine as part of the country’s AUKUS programme with Australia and the United States. <br />The UK Ministry of Defence, says the contract with BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce and Babcock represents a significant milestone for both the UK and the trilateral AUKUS programme as a whole.<br />The new submarines, known as SSN-AUKUS, will be the largest, most advanced and most powerful attack submarines ever operated” by the Royal Navy and will combine world-leading sensors, design and weaponry in one vessel. <br />The first of the submarines will be delivered into service in the UK in the late 2030s and the first Australian ones will follow in the early 2040s.<br /><br />This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement">https://www.spreaker.com/show/4166630/advertisement</a>