A $7.6 billion contract has been awarded to British military manufacturers to design and develop a new nuclear-powered hunter-killer submarine as part of the AUKUS (Australia-United Kingdom-United States) pact with Australia.

The UK Ministry of Defense (MoD) has signed a deal for a detailed design study to examine the potential future threats and requirements the submarine will face and what technology will be needed to address these.

Australia snubbed in $7.6 billion AUKUS submarine deal comes via ChinaTechNews.com.