US Edition‘Wouldn’t Put a Number on It’: Marles Open to Raising Defence Spending After Hegseth Meeting
- Defence Minister Richard Marles met with US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ahead of the Shangri-La Dialogue to discuss regional security and defence cooperation.
- The meeting occurred amid concerns about China's rapid nuclear modernisation and the decline of the global arms control regime established during the Cold War.
- They explored strategies to promote stability and security, involving collaboration with developing nations, highlighted the AUKUS plan to provide submarines by the early 2030s, and emphasized the enduring strength of the US-Australia partnership.
- Marles stated that Australia’s current defence budget stands at $56 billion annually, slightly exceeding 2% of GDP, and emphasized their strong commitment to advancing future collaboration.
- Marles indicated Australia is willing to discuss increased defence expenditure, reflecting growing regional tensions and the need for strategic arms control revitalisation.
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Marles open to defence spending hike after meeting Pentagon chief Hegseth
Australia is on track to reach defence spending levels of 2.33 per cent of GDP by 2033-34 but for months the Trump Administration has pressured the government to get to at least three per cent of GDP.
Sydney Morning Herald
‘Wouldn’t put a number on it’: Marles open to raising defence spending after Hegseth meeting
Defence Minister Richard Marles confirmed his US counterpart has pushed Australia to increase its defence spending, but would not divulge what figure Washington would like to see.
US Urges Security Ally Australia To Increase Defence Spending
Australia will pay the U.S. $2 billion by end-2025 to support submarine shipyards ahead of purchasing three Virginia-class submarines from 2032 onward. The post US Urges Security Ally Australia To Increase Defence Spending appeared first on StratNews Global.
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sport.esThe Secretary of State of Defense, Amparo Valcarce, has stepped out this Friday of the doubts that to the left of the PSOE generates the unprecedented increase in the military budget of Spain. "Neither of the ways will social spending be compromised", she has assured, and has based that bet on her conviction that the investment in defense "sums more employment, more wealth, social return that will help the support of our welfare state".
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