AUKUS, from announcement to delivery open
Tracking the pact against its own timetable: industrial capacity, export-control reform, and the boats.
2 parts, from Feb 01, 2026
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Part 1 of 2
AUKUS and the Industrial Base Question
Submarines are the headline, but the treaty's real test is whether three industrial bases can behave like one.
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Part 2 of 2
What AUKUS Pillar 2 actually covers
The submarines are Pillar 1. Pillar 2 is the harder half: hypersonics, undersea autonomy, quantum, electronic warfare and AI — plus the export-control reform without which none of it is shareable.