Question: Australia recently struck a submarine contract with two of its new defence alliances one of these is US, which of the following is the second?
a) India
b) UK
c) China
d) Japan
Answer: (b)
Related Facts:-
- On November 22, 2021, Australia struck a submarine contract with two new defence alliances, the United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK).
- Under this deal nuclear-powered submarines will be provided to the Australian Navy.
- Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton signed the agreement with US and British ambassadors.
- This agreement permits three countries to share sensitive naval nuclear propulsion knowledge.
- It is the first public signing of a technological agreement among these countries.
- Australia is now being able to conduct an 18-month study on submarine acquisition under the assistance of this agreement.
- The procurement’s specifics have yet to be determined because it has not been cleared yet whether Australia would choose a vessel based on British or US nuclear-powered attack submarines,.
- Australia will be positioned to be dependable and responsible custodians of naval nuclear-powered technology with access to the information provided under the arrangement.
Links:-
https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/australia-signs-sub-deal-with-us-uk/article37633367.ece