Australia’s new submarines could potentially see the U.S. and UK work together to design and build a brand-new submarine class altogether.
The UK’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace said the decision was ultimately up to the Australian government, noting it would also be “collaborative.”
“It’s a joint endeavour. Whether that is the sharing of technology, and the understanding of how to do it, the sharing of the build, or the sharing of the design,” he said after a meeting between Australian and UK ministers on Jan. 2.
“The Australian government’s getting exactly to the position where it knows what it wants,” he said….