US EditionAfter Review, Pentagon Confirms Submarine Sales to Australia
The Pentagon's review affirms the AUKUS pact aligns with US security interests and highlights critical deadlines for Australia to receive at least three nuclear-powered submarines starting in 2032.
- The Pentagon's five-month review endorsed the AUKUS agreement, deeming it in alignment with President Trump's 'America First' agenda and aimed at putting AUKUS on the strongest possible footing.
- Congressman Joe Courtney, a Democrat, stated the review's completion assures the AUKUS pact's 'framework is aligned with our country's national security interest', and Courtney represents a district home to a major US submarine facility.
- The AUKUS plan involves the US selling Virginia-class nuclear submarines to Australia from 2032 onwards, with Australia committing $240 billion over 30 years for the program that also includes developing new submarine technology.
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AUSMIN talks in Washington confirm AUKUS is progressing
Top security officials from the United States and Australia have met in Washington, confirming that the AUKUS security pact is moving "full steam ahead," despite the Pentagon's five-month review of the deal remaining secret. Both nations emphasised increased defence spending, critical minerals cooperation, and greater burden-sharing from allies to confront growing Indo-Pacific tensions.
The Japan Times
After review, Pentagon says AUKUS submarine is 'full steam ahead'
The Department of Defense completed its five-month review, which endorsed the AUKUS agreement and determined it is 'in alignment with President Trump's America First agenda.'
Australia was concerned about the possible rejection of the proposal, but the North Americans concluded that the plan was going to meet the "national security" interests of the US, said the Pentagon.
Radio France Internationale
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