“Cracks are already beginning to show” in the UK’s funding for the AUKUS agreement, according to a British House of Commons Defence Committee inquiry. UK shipbuilding has been under-funded for decades and the country’s submarine availability is “critically low”, the inquiry found.
It said AUKUS promised improved deterrence, closer relationships with allies, and accelerated technological advancement, but the inquiry revealed shortcomings and failings in the delivery of AUKUS which threatened to prevent that promise becoming a reality.
