ProtectedSubmarines Major new joint venture for SSN AUKUS By ANI - June 20, 2024 0 645 President Joe Biden, right, greets British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, center, and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the AUKUS meeting in San Diego, Calif., on March 13, 2023. (Chad McNeeley/U.S. Defense Department) The formation of a new joint venture (JV) – H&B Defence – by UK and US defence primes Babcock and HII as part of the AUKUS nuclear-powered attack submarine (SSN) programme, is the latest step in the ongoing effort to develop Australia’s ability to help build, operate, and sustain its future SSNs, Naval Technology reports. Please Login to view this content. (Not a member? Join Today!)
