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Open this photo in gallery: Virginia-class fast attack submarine USS Minnesota (SSN-783) off the coast of Western Australia in March. The U.S. is reviewing plans to buy submarines from Australia under a 2023 defence pact.COLIN MURTY/Reuters Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles said Thursday he was “very confident” a deal to acquire U.S. nuclear-powered submarines would go ahead, after reports Washington was souring on the plan. In 2023, Australia committed to spending US$239-billion over the next three decades to acquire and build top of the line submarines, as part of the country’s biggest ever defence project, alongside the U.S. and Britain....
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June 12, 2025
02:51
Pentagon launches review of US-UK-Australia Aukus security alliance
Source: theguardian.com
June 2, 2025
18:02
Australia warns against China military buildup as U.S. calls on Canberra to spend more
Source: theglobeandmail.com
May 31, 2025
14:57
Richard Marles warns Australia cannot rely on US alone to counter Chinese military build-up
Source: abc.net.au
May 30, 2025
20:03
Defence minister concedes Australia’s military spending may need to rise after meeting US counterpart Pete Hegseth
Source: abc.net.au
March 31, 2025
13:17
Australia should persist with Aukus despite risk of US relationship ‘becoming unstuck’, former defence department secretary says
Source: theguardian.com
March 19, 2025
06:20
Australia’s ‘biggest defence export’ was meant to go to the US first, but Canada snuck past Donald Trump
Source: abc.net.au
March 9, 2025
02:00
Trump pick for Pentagon says selling submarines to Australia would be ‘crazy’ if Taiwan tensions flare
Source: theguardian.com
February 27, 2025
14:16
China Navy circumnavigating Australia in unprecedented show of force
Source: 7news.com.au
February 27, 2025
01:00
Donald Trump’s treasury secretary made three things very clear to Jim Chalmers and Kevin Rudd in Washington
Source: abc.net.au
