US Congressmen on Both Sides Urge Trump to Continue AUKUS Sub Deal

US congressmen on both sides urge Trump to continue AUKUS sub deal

US politicians who have championed AUKUS have stepped up lobbying efforts with the Trump administration, saying the defence technology pact is "critical" to deterring "Chinese aggression".

Republicans, Democrats urge Hegseth to back AUKUS

A bipartisan coalition of powerful Congressmen has gone in to bat for AUKUS, assuring the Defence Secretary there are enough US submarines for Australia.

Senate Bill Seeks to Enhance AUKUS Defense Trade

Sens. Pete Ricketts, R-Neb., and Tim Kaine, D-Va., introduced a bill June 18 aimed at removing obstacles to defense trade within the four-year-old Australia-U.K.-U.S. security partnership. The AUKUS Improvement Act would exempt State Department-vetted entities that...

The Downlink [Jun 24, 25] Space Competition: Down Under Companies, Leaders Target US Space & Defense Market - Defense & Aerospace Report

As Australia’s former Prime Minister Scott Morrison called for additions to the 2021 AUKUS Agreement that would strengthen the security pact in the space domain, Australian space companies began a tour of the United States to find partners and investors. Laura Winter speaks with Steven Marshall, South Australia’s former Premier, now President of the American Australian Association; Jeremey Hallett Chairman of Southern Launch, and Chairman of Aus…

AUKUS collapse offers Australia the chance to navigate an innovative future.

(Cartoon by Mark David / @MDavidCartoons) By Alan Austin | 23 June 2025, https://independentaustralia.net/politics/politics-display/aukus-collapse-offers-australia-the-chance-to-navigate-an-innovative-future,19859 Donald Trump’s likely abandonment of the AUKUS contract offers the Albanese Government a welcome reprieve from a costly folly, as Alan Austin reports. THE USA LOOKS LIKE it is abandoning the controversial AUKUS contract signed by the m…