WASHINGTON -- The Trump administration will proceed with the AUKUS defense pact linking the U.S., U.K. and Australia, maintaining the original timeline that includes the sale of three Virginia-class submarines to Canberra beginning in 2032, Nikkei Asia has learned.
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The Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS North Carolina departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii. The U.S. is scheduled to sell at least three such boats to Australia under the AUKUS framework. (U.S. Navy)
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