Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the Australian government has launched a new national defense strategy that will shape its military policy for decades. It has been reported TASS.
According to him, the emergence of such a strategy, according to which part of military projects was canceled and new priorities were given, “is due to changing geopolitical conditions.”
“The government will invest in new defenses and develop relationships with partners to keep Australia and the region secure in the current strategic environment,” Albanese said. said.
Richard Miles, former head of the Australian Department of Defense declarationThat SSN-AUKUS nuclear submarines will belong to a new class created specifically for the Australian Navy under the AUKUS partnership agreements (military alliance of Australia, UK and USA) and will become a joint project of London and Canberra.