FILE PHOTO: An external view of HMAS Stirling navy base,

FILE PHOTO: An external view of HMAS Stirling navy base, as it is set to host a rotational force of up to four United States Virginia class attack submarines, and one British nuclear powered submarine, from 2027 under the AUKUS agreement between Australia, Britain and the U.S., in Rockingham, Western Australia March 15, 2025. REUTERS/Kirsty Needham/File Photo