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Britain to play bigger role in Aukus submarine deal than envisaged

Britain will play a bigger role in a security pact with the US to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines. Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, said the deal has ‘gone our way’. The submarines will be a “hybrid” design.

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  • Britain will play a bigger role in the security pact with the US to supply Australia with nuclear-powered submarines than envisaged 18 months ago.
  • Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, told colleagues the deal has ‘gone our way’.
  • The Aukus pact is intended to help Australia secure nuclear-powered submarines, co-operating in areas such as hypersonic weapons.
  • The submarine design is expected to be a “hybrid” platform based on a “pragmatic” design.
  • The US and UK have limited submarine-building capacity, and the US and UK are running hot to deliver for their own programmes.
Britain to play bigger role in Aukus submarine deal than envisaged
UK minister says negotiations have ‘gone our way’ ahead of unveiling of new designs
Financial TimesJohn Paul Rathbone

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