Oceania

AUKUS poster with a submarine surfacing in rough seas beside Australia, UK, and US flags under a gray sky.

Second-hand submarines: the compromise that redraws AUKUS

AUKUS has been revised to deliver three second-hand submarines to Australia, accelerating timelines but increasing costs and domestic scepticism. The shift reflects US industrial limits and aims to counter China, while risking further Indo-Pacific escalation.

Oceania

Antoine Quiquempoix

Jun 203 min read