Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles announced Thursday he feels that the AUKUS nuclear submarine deal which connects with the United Kingdom and United States, will continue after the Trump administration reviews the pact.

U.S. Defense officials review the nuclear submarine agreement with Australia and the U.K., while Congress demands clearer shipbuilding plans to address concerns about lagging timelines.

Anthony Albanese has rejected comments that the Pentagon’s review into the AUKUS defence deal threatens the future of the pact, with Australia yet to confirm a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump.

The Trump administration has ordered a review of AUKUS to be led by Undersecretary of Defense Policy Elbridge Colby. The review has some attendant risks, but also a potential upside for the three-way partnership.

A former defence minister doesn't believe the US will walk away from the AUKUS security pact altogether, despite the Pentagon starting a review of the agre

In 2021, the Aukus security pact was hailed as a bold reconfiguration of 21st Century deterrence strategy – a trilateral alignment between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States aimed

Australia will have “a very high price to pay if AUKUS fails”, opposition defence spokesman Angus Taylor says.

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