The Navy moved its SSN(X) from a 2035 start to the "early 2040s," as it takes risk in modernization programs to pay for current operations and readiness.
They still have Virginia-class submarines so they’ll live.
You know who’s reaaaaally pissed about this? The Australians. They fucked the French over by surprise-canceling their order for custom designed diesel submarines, and now the US Navy gets first dibs on the output of the struggling Virginia-class submarine manufacturers so Australia isn’t sure they’ll get anything at all.
They still have Virginia-class submarines so they’ll live.
You know who’s reaaaaally pissed about this? The Australians. They fucked the French over by surprise-canceling their order for custom designed diesel submarines, and now the US Navy gets first dibs on the output of the struggling Virginia-class submarine manufacturers so Australia isn’t sure they’ll get anything at all.
Look up former Australian prime minister Paul Keatings National Press club address on the AUKUS submarine deal. It’s a good watch.
Here’s an article with the main part of Keating’s address in a video at the top:
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-03-15/paul-keating-anthony-albanese-penny-wong-aukus-nuclear-china/102098142
Edit: Actually that clip misses so much of the meat of the matter. Watch the whole thing here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmgxAoa1n-8
LOL, maybe if we were able to design a sub that actually worked properly we wouldn’t have to go crying to other countries to buy their subs.