File photo dated August 16, 2017 of a Suffren-class submarine under construction in Cherbourg, France. President Joe Biden on Wednesday had announced a new US security alliance with Australia and Britain that would develop an Australian nuclear-powered submarine fleet. As a result, Australia notified France that it would end its contract with state majority-owned DCNS to build 12 of the world’s largest conventional submarines. Australia has spent 2.4 billion Australian dollars ($ 1.8 billion) on the project since the French won the contract in 2016. Photo by DR/ANDBZ/ABACAPRESS.COM