Australia this month made an initial $500 million payment toward its purchase of U.S.-made nuclear submarines.

In a later press conference, Marles said that both he and Hegseth spoke on AUKUS and its fundamental importance to the U.S – Australian Alliance. Marles said that it was clear that Hegseth and ...

North Korea on Thursday expressed outrage over the move by the United States to bolster another nuclear alliance in the Asia-Pacific region. The US entered into a nuclear submarine deal with Australia ...

While AUKUS proponents in Australia and the US have repeatedly said Trump is likely to continue America’s support for the submarine alliance, it’s obvious why doubts remain. When Prime ...

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Donald Trump is "supportive" of AUKUS. It was the first time a member of Mr Trump's cabinet has explicitly described the new US president's opinions about ...

The AUKUS alliance is a defense pact between the United ... For AUKUS and the Quad, this could mean that Trump pushes for greater financial and military commitments from allies.

At a Paris summit on artificial intelligence, defense officials from around the world ponder what's in store for artificial ...

SEOUL (Reuters) - North Korean state media on Thursday criticized the United States for a nuclear submarine deal with Australia under the AUKUS partnership signed in 2021, calling it a "threat to ...

The pair primarily discussed the trilateral AUKUS alliance including the nuclear-powered submarines deal that amounts to Australia's largest capital purchase in history. Mr Hegseth offered the ...