As I predicted on June 12, 2025 the overt public "results” of Elbridge Colby’s AUKUS Submarine Review are so ambiguous as to be non-existent. Yet the America First transactional approach has been maintained.
Hegseth, Rubio, Marles and Wong waited until the end of year to avoid Australian public and US Navy scrutiny. The "results" response was “full steam ahead”.
My moles advise that the hidden terms of the Colby review
are chiefly, Australia resolves:
- to gift the US A$2.5 Billion per year from 2026 to a period which may extend to the 2040s, while Australia is acquiring 3 to 5 Virginia SSNs. Actual purchase price per Virginia, spares and training, etc, are extra, and
- to adhere to US strategic directions and chain of command regarding the tasking of those Virginias delivered to Australia.
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