UK to sign 50-year Aukus treaty with Australia
- On Saturday, Australia's Defence Minister Richard Marles and Britain's Defence Secretary John Healey signed a 50-year treaty in Geelong, Victoria, to strengthen submarine collaboration, Reuters reports.
- Amid conflicting US scrutiny, Elbridge Colby, US under-secretary of defence, has led the pact’s review, prompting calls to strengthen AUKUS despite US doubts.
- Britain's Ministry of Defence reports up to �20 billion in exports and over 7,000 jobs in British shipyards, marking a decisive shift in the Indo-Pacific security architecture.
- Meanwhile, Healey said, `And that's what we expect,` and the ministers will inspect HMS Prince of Wales in Darwin.
- The long-term pact signals that stakeholders will be closely watching its influence on regional stability and power balances, John Healey added, signaling future strategic shifts.
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While Washington is hesitant, Canberra and London act: a new 50-year treaty is designed to stabilize the crumbling Aucus alliance – and strategically deepen the British-Australian partnership.
Australia, UK sign 50-year AUKUS deal on nuclear-powered submarines
Australia's government said on Saturday it signed a treaty with Britain to bolster cooperation over the next 50 years on the AUKUS nuclear submarine partnership. The AUKUS pact, agreed upon by Australia, Britain and the US in 2021, aims to provide Australia with nuclear-powered attack submarines from the next decade to counter China's ambitions in the Indo-Pacific. US President Donald Trump's administration announced a formal review of the pact …
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