Major Aukus switch to buy only secondhand subs from US means ‘significant’ cost savings, Marles says (opens in new tab)

Defence minister says ‘cost-effective’ decision to buy only secondhand Virginia nuclear-powered submarines will make training and operations easierGet our , or Australia expects to make significant cost savings by buying a third secondhand American nuclear submarine for the Aukus program, instead of at least one brand new model.The , on Sunday described the decision not to buy any new Virginia-class boats as placing “a premium on simplicity”.