LIVE NOW: AUKUS Defense Leaders Hold Briefing on Security Partnership

Published on September 26, 2024

U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles, and British Defense Secretary John Healey hold a joint press conference following an AUKUS defense ministerial meeting in London, at 9:45 a.m. ET on Sept. 26. During their meeting, the defense leaders discuss Pillars I and II of AUKUS, a trilateral security partnership intended to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable. ...

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