Now is not the time to abandon our greatest advantage – our long-standing trusted partnerships with militarily advanced allies

Australia will receive only used nuclear submarines from the U.S. in a streamlined AUKUS defence deal, enhancing cost-effectiveness.

Defence Minister Richard Marles has defended a shake-up to AUKUS that would involve Australia buying three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States.

A naval defence expert has called for calm after critics trashed Canberra’s plan to buy three second-hand Virginia-class submarines from the United States.

Now is not the time to abandon our greatest advantage – our long-standing trusted partnerships with militarily advanced allies

The media frenzy over Australia getting “second-hand submarines” from the US shows successive governments haven’t done enough to sell the deal.