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Pentagon endorses Australia submarine pact

The Pentagon said Thursday it has endorsed the tripartite AUKUS security pact with the United Kingdom and Australia, which would involve Canberra's acquisition of at least three Virginia-class nuclear ...
Both British and American officials are saying there are huge problems around their submarine construction programs. But ...
Australia is intensifying efforts to advance the AUKUS nuclear submarine program, with Defence Minister Richard Marles ...
AUKUS banner with USA, UK, Australia flag icons. American, British, Australian security alliance pact design. Vector illustration. President Donald Trump on Monday voiced support for the AUKUS ...
Not since the U.S. and the United Kingdom first agreed to share nuclear materials, technology and information has there been ...
SYDNEY, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia had received the United States' review of the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership and is "working through it". President Donald ...
There was relief in naval circles on three continents recently when President Donald Trump insisted the U.S. is moving “full steam ahead” on the AUKUS security agreement that sends state-of-the-art ...
The submarines, the sale of which will begin in 2032, lie at the heart of Australia's strategy of improving its long-range strike capabilities in the Pacific.
Australia, Britain and the United States announced that they would transfer nuclear-powered submarines to Australia in 2021. Two years later, an ambitious plan was detailed to support the U.S. effort ...
With US shipbuilding faltering and China’s navy surging ahead, Australia and Japan should formalise their growing security partnership into a full defence alliance — anchored by the joint development ...
Under the AUKUS pact with the United States and Britain, Australia is to acquire at least three Virginia-class nuclear submarines - Copyright AFP Antony DICKSON Under ...