I’ve been saying it for a while. IMO the South Pacific and the orient in general is where our defense resources need to be shifted to. China is trying to create a regional hegemony and our allies there are looking to us for help. I think this is a good move as our allies are all cooperating more closely with one another and with our leadership can be an effective defense against Chinese expansionism.
Why doesn’t Australia build its own submarines?
We can’t even protect our borders let alone lead anybody else.