U.S. Approves $1 Billion AUKUS Support Package to the United Kingdom

Royal Navy's SSN-AUKUS Submarines to feature VLS

The United Kingdom has requested U.S. aid in generating a common "vertical deployment tube" and other associated weapons systems to be shared across the SSN-AUKUS submarine program.

U.S. approves $1 billion AUKUS support package to the United Kingdom

The package builds on an earlier agreement initially valued at $50 million and marks a transition to a more advanced phase of the programme. It supports the trilateral AUKUS partnership between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia. The approved support includes technical assistance for AUKUS-specific vertical deployment tubes and common weapon launchers. It also covers key elements of a federated submarine combat system architectu…

UK seeks $1bn US support package for AUKUS submarines

The UK has requested to purchase a range of technical support and equipment from the US for the AUKUS submarine programme, according to a statement released by the US Department of State.The post UK seeks $1bn US support package for AUKUS submarines appeared first on Naval Technology.