Senators want Pentagon’s AUKUS submarine cost estimates by Oct. 31

By Tony Bertuca / October 18, 2023 at 12:11 PM
A bipartisan team of senators wants President Biden to share cost estimates for implementing the trilateral AUKUS submarine partnership the United States has entered into with Australia and the United Kingdom, noting that the Pentagon has said it does not intend to release the information until it submits its fiscal year 2025 budget request. The lawmakers, led by Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS), ranking member on the Senate Armed Services Committee, say in a letter to the White House that they...

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