U.S. Department of Defense
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth met with Australia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles at the Pentagon to discuss key priorities to advance through the U.S.-Australia Alliance. The leaders discussed shared security concerns in the Indo-Pacific region, accelerating U.S. force posture initiatives in Australia, advancing defense industrial base cooperation on munitions, and key regional partnerships. The Secretary welcomed Australia's $500 million contribution under AUKUS to the U.S. Submarine Industrial Base that it provided this week as a key element of advancing defense industrial collaboration between our two countries and strengthening the bilateral alliance with Australia.
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