France's defense minister said he hopes "this agreement and the change of the government team will make it possible to overcome the crisis of confidence with Australia.”
Invitations may extend beyond US and UK in what Australian defense minister called a "new normal" of uncertainty in the Pacific.
Breaking Defense Europe will launch May 4 with Tim Martin and Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo as co-editors.
"In their last three years in Government, Labor cut Defence spending by 10.5 per cent in real terms," while the current government says "Our Government has increased investment in defence to more than two per cent of GDP."
With $70 million defense package to Ukraine, Australian PM says, "So yes, we have offered our prayers, but in Australia, we have also sent our ammunition."
The howitzer deal may help South Korea in the much larger competition for Australia's replacement for the M113 Armored Personnel Carriers.
Australia’s ambassador to the US, Arthur Sinodinos, confirmed unequivocally that the “mature” submarines his country will buy will use highly enriched uranium: “The subs would be using HEU, and we’re just working out now the arrangements what that will mean in practice.”
As threats rapidly evolve, digital engineering, manufacturing capacity and robust supply chains are critical to meeting challenges.
Analysts say the trilateral defense pact could set precedents and become a 20-year endeavor for the countries involved.