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BAE Systems says ready to support new U.S., UK, Australia defence partnership

Published 16/09/2021, 10:00
Updated 16/09/2021, 10:07
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Trade visitors walk past an advertisement for BAE Systems at Farnborough International Airshow in Farnborough, Britain, July 17, 2018. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo

LONDON (Reuters) - British defence company BAE Systems (LON:BAES), which makes nuclear submarines for the UK, said it was ready to support a new defence partnership between the United States, Australia and Britain called AUKUS.

"As a company with a significant presence in all three markets we stand ready to support the AUKUS discussions as they progress," a spokeswoman for BAE Systems said in a statement on Thursday.

Under the new AUKUS deal, Australia will build eight nuclear-powered submarines.

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Will be a big recruitment drive in Australia soon for Submarine builders
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