Australia sets 2032 end date for US submarine rotations at HMAS Stirling
Australia's Defence Industries Minister Pat Conroy has said that US Virginia-class submarines rotating through HMAS Stirling in Western Australia will stop doing so in 2032. He described the arrangement as a time-limited rotation and said it would begin in 2027, giving it a five-year span. The comments add a clearer timeline to the Submarine Rotation Force West plan, which is part of the wider AUKUS defence partnership.Conroy made the remarks while in Washington for talks on the submarine programme with senior Pentagon officials. Those meetings included US Navy Secretary Hung Cao and US Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, according to the... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 29 Jul 2026 11:02 LONDON
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