Washington | Australia is expected to buy as many as five US Virginia class nuclear-powered submarines in the 2030s as part of a landmark defence agreement between Washington, Canberra and London, four US officials said on Wednesday (Thursday AEDT).
The agreement, known as AUKUS, will have multiple stages with at least one US submarine visiting Australian ports in the coming years and finish in the late 2030s with a new class of submarines built with British designs and US technology, one of the officials said.
