Rising tensions with China have fast-tracked the delivery of the first Australian nuclear submarine under the $90billion deal with the USA and the UK.
Australia now looks set to launch its first nuclear-powered submarine five years ahead of schedule as the West braces for confrontation with China.
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has revealed the UK and US are ‘pulling out all the stops’ to speed up the massive project.
The controversial deal – which saw Australia abandon its contract with France for a fleet of diesel submarines – could now see the new subs coming into operation in the first half of the 2030s.
