The press conference is running. They confirmed this: three Virginas will be aquired by AUS early next decade, with crew training done via Briotish and Americna boats stationed in Australia, and an option to buy two more boats, and after that the ultimate goal is a completely new submarine design named SSN-AUKUS that will combine British and American submarine technology.
https://www.bbc.com/news/live/uk-politics-64945036
All what I said, you hear me ET2SN...?
even the reduction of numbers that I predicted.