AUKUS in Crisis: Welder Shortage Threatens Submarine Delivery
By API User
Weld Australia has issued a stark warning: without urgent action to address the deepening shortage of welders, the AUKUS submarine program is at serious risk of collapse. Both the United States and Australia are grappling with critical skills deficits that threaten to derail the multi-billion-dollar defence partnership—before the first submarine is even built. According … Continued