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France Joins AUKUS, or [1]

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Date: 2023-04-01  

Splish splash

rather Naval News has some fun today:

The AUKUS submarine deal was announced in a joint session by British, the American and Australian leaders on September 18 2021. A follow-up announcement on March 13 2023 confirmed that the British SSN(R) program would form the basis of the AUKUS design. It is unclear whether the French boats will be exactly like their Anglo-Saxon counterparts, or slightly slimmer.

Or slightly slimmer…

It is understood that the submarines will be built in a new facility exactly halfway between Southampton and Cherbourg. The latter is the home of French submarine building. Such a political decision was widely expected. It is the hallmark of international collaborations in the defense arena. Australia’s submarines will be built locally in Australian yards, and assembled in France and the United Kingdom. The completed submarines will then be shipped by rail via the Suez Canal to Australia.

Sounds efficient.

The upgraded program will be renamed FUKUS after France joins… It is understood that Canada will not be allowed to join FUKUS for common decency reasons.

Clearly.

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