The likelihood of Australia acquiring US nuclear-powered submarines by the end of the decade was downplayed by Australia's new defence minister on Wednesday, who called such a timeframe "very ambitious."
With Australia's ageing fleet of six Collins-class diesel-electric submarines set to enter retirement in 2038, Defence Minister Richard Marles, whose party won elections last month, said his priority was filling a n....
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