More Than Submarines: Implications of AUKUS in the Air Domain(CFR)

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World Affairs

10/15/2021, 9:42:17 PM

On September 16, U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin outlined AUKUS-associated initiatives “to co-develop advanced defense capabilities” with Australia. Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton amplified the strategic intent of the AUKUS agreement by foreshadowing efforts aimed at “enhancing our force posture cooperation, increasing interoperability, and deepening alliance activities in the Indo-Pacific.” These deepening alliance activities will include “rotational deployments of all types of U.S. military aircraft to Australia.” https://www.cfr.org/blog/more-submarines-implications-aukus-air-domain