A year after the announcement of the Aukus alliance between Australia, the UK, and the United States, Canberra is still far from getting a new fleet of submarines powered by US nuclear technology. France, which lost a major contract to provide submarines, is reportedly ready to step in and fill the gaps.
When Australia, the US and the UK made public the Aukus alliance, which had been negotiated in secret, it also broke off a multi-billion euro deal with France for the delivery of 12 conventional submarines.
