AUKUS is a trilateral security agreement between the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom that includes cooperation to enhance Australia's submarine force, under which the United States agreed to sell up to five Virginia-class nuclear-powered submarines to Australia with deliveries scheduled as soon as 2032 and the United Kingdom and Australia to collaborate on building additional attack submarines.
October 20, 2025
high
policy
Summarizes core elements of the AUKUS agreement related to submarine sales and cooperative submarine construction.