AUKUS Sub Deal Faces Funding, Delay Hurdles

0:00It's April 28th. Welcome in. This is Adelaide News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Cory with the story. A UK parliamentary inquiry is raising red flags on the Aqsa Marine deal, warning that cracks are already showing in the partnership between Australia, the UK, and the US. The report highlights potential funding shortfalls and delays that could hit the new SSN Aqas boats headed for Australia. Opposition defense spokesman James Patterson is pushing for long-range B-21 stealth bombers from the US as a backup plan. Speaking this week, he stressed the knee for alternatives amid serious hurdles in the $368 billion nuclear-powered sub-program. Prime Minister Anthony Albinese remains confident the pack will move forward, while the government's new defense strategy pumps in an extra $53 billion to lift spending to 3% of GDP. Patterson calls that an accounting gimmick, including pensions to juice the numbers. Meanwhile, the Fed's just committed $2.3 billion over the next decade for 48 American rocket

1:05launch systems, the same ones. The US is deploying in the Middle East conflict. With tensions rising in our region, these moves signal a push for stronger defenses, but the real test will be turning plans into hardware without the slips.