Hegseth, counterparts praise AUKUS ‘commitment’ after Pentagon review
“The reviews are done. It's time to deliver,” said John Healey, the UK’s Secretary of State for Defense.
Australia selects Japan’s Mogami frigate in $6.5B deal
The deal, for 11 frigates, represents the first major arms sale for Japan since World War II.
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Criticism, questions mount about AUKUS & US relations in Australia
"As the geopolitical landscape rapidly shifts, half the population (51%) say Australia should increase defence spending, while a minority (37%) say spending should remain at about the same level as now. Majority support for acquiring nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS has held firm (67%)," a Lowy Institute poll on national security issue found last month.
Australia inks MoU with the US to develop Precision Strike Missile
Australia also said it will spend $150 million AUD over the next five years to acquire an initial tranche of the PrSM system and munitions.
AUKUS faces little threat from Trump, Aussie officials say
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called Trump to offer his congratulations. "We talked about the importance of the Alliance, and the strength of the Australia-US relationship in security, AUKUS, trade and investment," he said in a tweet.
New torpedoes for P-8s and Pillar II awards: AUKUS leaders in London
“[We] probably would need some time to figure out what the timetable is [for industry solicitations] because part of it requires three nations to commit funds, and so I wouldn't want to get ahead of anybody else's budget,” said a senior US defense official.
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AUKUS defense chiefs to descend on London to discuss Pillar I and II roadmap
“With changing governments, it provides an opportunity to review progress and sets a path for continued work,” said Pentagon spokesman Army Maj. Pete Nguyen.
New dry dock for Aussie subs an ‘ongoing’ discussion: Defense Minister Marles
"We're a long way down that path and really, that's the thing that we need to [figure out] first," Richard Marles, Australia's deputy prime minister and defense minister, told Breaking Defense.
EXCLUSIVE: Australian defense minister Richard Marles on AUKUS, China and industry concerns
"Look, AUKUS is new. People are coming to terms with it. With anything that's new, people have anxiety," Marles said in an interview with Breaking Defense.
US, Australia to expand basing cooperation, finalize PrSM and GMLRS missile production plans
"We have seen today groundbreaking discussions in respect of a much greater collaboration between our defense industry bases, particular in respect of the manufacture of guided weapons in Australia," Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said.
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Australian admiral warns AUKUS effort may be ‘at risk’ if dry dock issue not solved soon
Separately Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said, "We need that infrastructure on the west coast and so it's going to be really important to put that in place... . We have some time in order to do it, but not a lot of time."
$2 billion AUD deal for top secret Aussie cloud with AWS
The new cloud deal "will enhance Defence’s resilience, improve the ADF’s warfighting capacity, (and) strengthen interoperability with key international partners," Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said.
Australia tops up Ukraine military aid with $100M
Australia has already supplied Ukraine with 120 Bushmaster vehicles, six 155mm howitzers, 56 M113 armored vehicles, 14 special operations vehicles and its signature cardboard drones.
Australia unveils ‘historic’ defense boost to 2.4% of GDP in decade, but critics say too little, too late
Part of the shakeup includes tens of billions for nuclear-powered subs, and halting the pricey procurement of an additional F-35 fighter jet squadron.