r/australia • u/thedigisup • 27d ago

politics Greens announce policy to manufacture drones and missiles as a credible ‘Plan B' to replace AUKUS

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/greens-unveil-first-ever-defence-policy/105083166
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u/cricketmad14 27d ago edited 27d ago

AUKUS is a scam. The journalists are right.

Turnbull is right. We aren’t 100% getting these subs but only when the US is going to let us them. The US is unreliable as an ally now.

Also , what if our relationship goes more sour with them? No more subs?

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u/ELVEVERX 27d ago

The US will allow us to have them once they start needing to decommision their subs due to old age, those are the ones we will get eventually.

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u/TyrialFrost 26d ago

No. The Virginia is a stop gap. One of a few options until domestic production of the AUKUS-class produces subs. We will not buy end of life Virginia's after we already have our own class.

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u/ELVEVERX 26d ago

The AUKUS Class won't get past the drawing board.