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Twelve French-built diesel-electric subs were meant to replace those Collins-class boats under an agreement with Naval Group in 2019. But Australia last fall changed course and announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/opinion\/commentary\/2021\/10\/29\/the-unintended-consequences-of-the-aukus-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\">AUKUS plan<\/a> to field nuclear-powered submarines instead with the help of the U.K. and the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Though more expensive, the nuclear-powered boats are quieter and more difficult to detect, and they can stay submerged longer because they don\u2019t have to surface to refuel. Australia, which is becoming increasingly prominent in countering Chinese <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/asia-pacific\/2021\/09\/17\/what-are-the-regional-reactions-to-the-new-us-uk-australia-security-pact\/\" target=\"_blank\">military activities in the Pacific<\/a>, opted to go with the boats better suited for high-end operations against a top global competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Several officials involved in the U.S. submarine program noted that women first began serving on submarines in 2011 but that none have taken command of a sub, reflecting the lengthy timeline in becoming proficient in operating the platform and rising to a leadership position. The idea with Australia is to start training a cadre of young officers now so they\u2019re ready to take command of the country\u2019s subs when the time comes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe AUKUS alliance is the most important national security partnership that America has entered into in decades,\u201d Rep. Joe Courtney, D-Conn., said in a news release. \u201cWhile [design] work is ongoing, it makes sense to open the U.S. Navy\u2019s nuclear training programs to Australia\u2019s naval officers to acquire proficiency in the operation of nuclear submarines.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur bill will authorize an education and training program for Royal Australian Navy submariners to receive formal instruction in the highest standard of U.S. Navy technology, and will begin rotating in the first cohorts of Australian sailors who will command their future fleet of nuclear-powered submarines. This bipartisan bill has the full support of the AUKUS Working Group, and we should waste no time in moving it forward towards a final vote,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The AUKUS Working Group is made up of lawmakers who serve as the go-to panel on Capitol Hill for implementation and collaboration on the alliance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the news release, the program would induct at least two Australian officers each year to receive training at the Navy Nuclear Propulsion School, enroll in the Submarine Office Basic Course and then be assigned to duty on an operational U.S. submarine at sea.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new training program would enroll young Australian naval officers in U.S. nuclear propulsion and submarine officer schoolhouses, and then send them to sea on a U.S. boat, ahead of Australia developing and fielding its own nuclear-powered 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