Originally Posted by
helispotter
ORAC,
You usually provide regular AUKUS submarine updates, but seem to have missed this significant recent news:
RADM Peter Briggs also offered a novel alternative approach via this discussion:
It's more likely that he's not propagating clickbait rubbish. AUKUS is quietly progressing and the first Aussie got his dolphins on a Virginia.
For First Time, Australian Submariner Earns US Dolphins > United States Navy > News Stories
There are currently more than 100 Royal Australian Navy officers in the U.S. Navy submarine training pipeline or assigned to U.S. Virginia-class SSNs. Military training efforts under the AUKUS Pillar 1 effort are designed to enable Australia to operate, maintain, and support a sovereign fleet of conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines to deter aggression and enhance stability in the Indo-Pacific region.
Last edited by golder; 7th January 2025 at 00:15.