US Senators Jim Risch and Bill Hagerty of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have introduced the Truncating Onerous Regulations for Partners and Enhancing Deterrent Operations (TORPEDO) Act, legislation to enable operational and technology cooperation with the United Kingdom and Australia…
China is leading the world in high-impact research in 19 out of 23 technologies relevant to the AUKUS technology partnership and has a commanding lead in hypersonics, electronic warfare and in key undersea capabilities, according to a new report. But…
The University of Rhode Island has formalized a research and education partnership with Adselaide-based Flinders University that will bolster Australia’s efforts to produce the skilled workforce it needs to deliver on the AUKUS security pact. This includes building Australia’s undersea…
The first AUKUS Pillar 2 Artificial Intelligence (AI) and autonomy trial was held in the UK in April, with the aim of rapidly driving these technologies into responsible military use. The Australian Army, DSTG and two Australian suppliers, Boeing Defence…
US President Joe Biden has told Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese that he (Biden) plans to ask the US Congress to add Australia as a “domestic source” within the meaning of Title III of the US Defense Production Act. Doing…
Australia’s 2023-24 Defence Budget was handed down on 9 May 2023, less than a month after the release of the unclassified Defence Strategic Review (DSR). It follows much the same trajectory as the budgets handed down last year: the budget…
The publication of this book couldn’t be timed better: it came out shortly after the announcement that the RAN would acquire three to five ex-US Navy Virginia-class submarines and then eight SSN-AUKUS boats, and shortly before ANZAC Day this year.…
Australia will acquire at least three and possibly five US Virginia-class submarines, starting in the early 2030s – pending US Congressional approval; and it will build in Adelaide eight SSN-AUKUS conventionally-armed nuclear-powered submarines, based on a UK design, incorporating cutting…
With the Australian government’s response to the Defence Strategic Review and several AUKUS-related announcements due over the next few weeks, the Australian Government has called for public feedback on proposed fundamental reforms to Defence legislation. Submissions close on 21 April,…
BAE Systems Australia and European missile group MBDA have announced a collaboration agreement that will support Australia as it establishes its sovereign Guided Weapon and Explosive Ordnance (GWEO) capability. The Australian government is expected to make GWEO-related announcements over the…