Defence secretaries from the UK, US and Australia have announced a new AUKUS underwater drone programme. UK defence chief, John Healey, said the project would provide “ground-breaking underwater capabilities”. However, the new UK’s underwater drone factory has deep links to the AI war firm, Palantir. AUKUS is a three-nation defence programme between the two settler colonies and the UK. The alliance aims to “promote a free and open Indo-Pacific t…