29 December 2011

News Story: (AUS) Push for nuclear submarines gaining momentum

US. Virginia class Submarine

By: BRENDAN NICHOLSON

THE push for Australia to lease a small fleet of nuclear submarines from the US has won the support of a key defence lobby group.

Australia Defence Association executive director Neil James told The Australian that the existing fleet of six Collins-class submarines could be replaced with several state-of-the-art Virginia-class nuclear subs from the US.

Mr James said that in future Australia would inevitably have nuclear-powered submarines and getting them now would jump a generation.

Read the full story at The Australian