London: The company building nuclear power plants for the AUKUS fleet has taken on critics of the $368 billion pact by outlining plans to double the size of key facilities to meet the deadline for the new submarines.

Rolls-Royce declared it was confident the submarines would be built for Britain and Australia despite public doubts about the vast project and a review by the Pentagon for US President Donald Trump.

The comments come as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese prepares to meet Trump in the White House on Monday to talk about the AUKUS terms, discuss broader defence spending and negotiate stronger ties on critical minerals.

Rolls-Royce future programs director Rich Palmer said he was “100 per cent” sure the submarines would be delivered because of the amount of work now being done t

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