Australia to host USS Colorado as first US nuclear submarine under Aukus pact

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The Pentagon has assigned the USS Colorado to become the first US nuclear-powered attack submarine in a rotating force based in Western Australia under the AUKUS pact. Its planned 2027 deployment is presented by the allies as a milestone in strengthening deterrence in the Pacific.

The Pentagon has assigned the USS Colorado as the first US nuclear-powered attack submarine to join a rotating force to be based in Western Australia. The 115-metre (380-foot) Virginia-class submarine, armed with land-attack missiles and sophisticated torpedoes, would sail to the new Australian base in late 2027, officials said on Tuesday. The deployment was a “significant milestone” in building up a joint US-Australia-UK deterrence in the Pacific under their Aukus defence pact, the allies said...