MOSCOW, 16 Sep. Australia is withdrawing from the submarine agreement with the French company Naval Group, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said. “The implementation of nuclear submarine technology means that Australia will no longer continue the Attack class conventional submarine program. The government (Australia — ed.) Would like to Thank the Attack-class submarine personnel, the Naval Group, the French government and Lockheed Martin Australia for their efforts. However, accelerating changes in regional security make conventional submarines unsuitable for our operational needs in the decades ahead, «Morrison said in a statement Wednesday evening. Boris Johnson, US President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, in a joint statement, announced the creation of a new AUKUS defense and security partnership. The first AUKUS initiative will be the creation of nuclear submarines for the Australian Navy. Australian television channel ABC previously reported that Australia had decided to create a nuclear submarine fleet and to abandon a $ 90 billion contract with the French Naval Group in favor of a joint project with the United States. and the UK. As noted by the company, it offered Australia «a conventional submarine of exceptional quality.» In 2017, the Australian government announced the selection of the French Naval Group (DCNS) to implement Australia's largest conventional submarine defense project. war and not create alliances against anyone.
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