replace three to five Virginia-class boats that are to be sold to Australia under the AUKUS submarine (Pillar 1) project (see below), and reduce the accumulated Virginia-class production backlog.

The readout also said that Hegseth welcomed Australia’s $500 million contribution under AUKUS to the U.S. submarine industrial base as a key element of advancing defense industrial collaboration ...

When Scott Morrison and then defence minister Linda Reynolds were developing the secret project that would ultimately be dubbed AUKUS, Australian negotiators reportedly advised against giving the ...

There is no shortage of critics in the debate over AUKUS, the controversial trilateral security partnership between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. The radical plan ...

At a meeting with his Australian counterpart Richard Marles in Washington last Friday, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said: “The president is very aware, supportive of Aukus, recognises the ...

Sydney, Australia – DroneShield (ASX:DRO), a global leader in counter-drone defense technology has officially been registered with both the United States and Australian government under AUKUS, ...

Critics of AUKUS who argue Donald Trump would kill off the deal to help Australia acquire nuclear-powered submarines should end their naysaying now. Of course they won’t, but Defence Minister ...

Let’s ask two questions: what does Trump mean for AUKUS? What does the AUKUS that will evolve under Trump mean for Australia? I predict Trump and his administration will speak kindly of AUKUS.

AP/PTI(AP03_14_2023_000001B)(AP) The AUKUS deal, as it is known, is a multifaceted megaproject. In “pillar one”, Britain and Australia will jointly design and build an advanced nuclear-powered ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said President Donald Trump supported the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal, after Australia on Friday confirmed its first $500 million payment ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia has made its first $500 million payment to the United States under the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal ahead of a meeting between their defence heads on Friday in Washington.

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