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Name: AUKUS supply in doubt over US budget crunch
Uploaded: 2024-03-13T09:54:05.211Z
Duration: 2 min 18 s
Description: Defence Minister Richard Marles says the AUKUS pact is on track despite the Pentagon revealing it will halve the amount of submarines it will build next year. The Biden administration has requested US Congress fund just one Virginia-class submarine in the 2025 budget, raising concerns about supply for Australia.

AUKUS supply in doubt over US budget crunch

Published 13 March 2024, 9:35 am

Defence Minister Richard Marles says the AUKUS pact is on track despite the Pentagon revealing it will halve the amount of submarines it will build next year. The Biden administration has requested US Congress fund just one Virginia-class submarine in the 2025 budget, raising concerns about supply for Australia.

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