下载应用美国已确定科罗拉多号 (USS Colorado) 为首艘根据《奥库斯》 (AUKUS) 协议部署到澳洲的核潜艇。国防部长 理查德·马尔斯 (Richard Marles) 在联合声明中表示，这艘服役10年的弗吉尼亚级潜艇将于2027年末在西澳大利亚州的 HMAS Stirling 基地部署。这是首批多达四艘美国潜艇和一艘英国潜艇，它们将轮流在该基地部署。 此消息发布后，此前关于美国将提供二手潜艇而非最初承诺的全新潜艇的批评声浪有所平息。 声明称，该安排将符合相关的核不扩散条约。
The United States has named USS Colorado as the first nuclear submarine to deploy to Australia under the AUKUS agreement. The 10-year-old Virginia-class vessel will be based at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia from late 2027, Defence Minister Richard Marles said in a joint statement. It is the first of up to four American submarines and one British submarine due to rotate through the base. The announcement follows criticism that the US would supply second-hand vessels rather than the brand-new submarine first promised. The statement says the arrangement will comply with relevant non-proliferation treaties.