Trump officially endorses AUKUS at White House meeting with Australian prime minister
They unveiled a new plan to invest in a wide range of materials that are essential for existing and emerging defense assets.
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WASHINGTON, DC – OCTOBER 20: U.S. President Donald Trump calls on reporters during a meeting with Prime Minister of Australia Anthony Albanese (L), Secretary of War Pete Hegseth and White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles during a bilateral meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House on October 20, 2025 in Washington, DC. Albanese is visiting the U.S. Capital to meet with President Trump and later visit the Pentagon. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) Tech -
WASHINGTON, DC – MAY 10: Rep. Ryan Zinke (R-MT) arrives to a caucus meeting with House Republicans on Capitol Hill May 10, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Weapons Inside the congressional Foreign Arms Sales Task Force’s effort to spearhead reform
Rep. Ryan Zinke, R-Mont., shared new details on the team’s approach during an exclusive interview with DefenseScoop this week.
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WASHINGTON, DC – MARCH 12: U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan attends the daily press briefing at the White House on March 12, 2024 in Washington, DC. Sullivan spoke on the need to continue support for Ukraine in its ongoing war with Russia and answered questions on the Israel-Hamas war. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) Tech What Jake Sullivan wants the Trump administration to know about the defense industrial base
President Biden’s top National Security Advisor briefed a small group of defense reporters at the White House on the lessons he hopes to pass on to the incoming Trump administration.
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Sec. Austin arrives in Tokyo, Japan on Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Tech On his last Indo-Pacific trip as SecDef, Austin will see ‘a lot of firsts’ in Japan
Command-and-control progress updates, live technology demonstrations, and closed-door meetings with his top counterparts are on the agenda.
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Wallops Island, Virginia, Oct. 21, 2021. U.S. Navy Strategic Systems Programs and the Army Hypersonic Program Office successfully conducted a High Operational Tempo for Hypersonics flight campaign. This test informed the development of the Navy’s Conventional Prompt Strike and the Army’s Long Range Hypersonic Weapon offensive hypersonic strike capability. (U.S. Navy Photo/Released) Weapons AUKUS alliance seals plans for collaboration on hypersonics testing
Under the Hypersonic Flight Test and Experimentation (HyFliTE) project arrangement, the three AUKUS nations will conduct up to six flight test campaigns by 2028.
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Australian Army Sgt. Jake Fauser briefs U.S. Australian and Japanese defense leaders ahead of the Trilateral Defense Ministers’ Meeting (TDMM) in Darwin, Australia, Nov. 17, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Tech US moves to enhance military tech partnerships with Japan, Australia
Leaders from the three nations detailed their latest cooperation agenda in a press briefing following the fourteenth Trilateral Defense Ministers’ Meeting.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin and South Korean Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun conduct a joint press briefing at the Pentagon, Washington, D.C., Oct. 30, 2024. (DoD photo by U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Madelyn Keech) Tech U.S., South Korea move to enhance their militaries’ technology partnerships
At the Pentagon on Wednesday, defense leaders also discussed concerns around “destabilizing” cooperation between Russia and North Korea.
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Entrance to CDAO’s RAI forum, Oct. 29, 2024 in Reston, Virginia. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) AI Nearly 60 militaries now endorse U.S.-launched pledge on ‘responsible AI’
The Pentagon’s CDAO is hosting an invite-only responsible AI forum for industry, academia and international partners.
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(Getty Images) Emerging Tech U.S. flaunts diverse drones, high-altitude balloons and more at AUKUS event in Australia
Two senior defense officials shared an inside look at the Autonomous Warrior 2024 experiment, a “Maritime Big Play” event.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his U.K. and Australian counterparts host a press conference in London at the third AUKUS ministerial meetings, Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Tech AUKUS eyes opportunities for expansion — on a ‘project-by-project’ basis
Defense officials discussed why the trilateral security partnership won’t be expanding under Pillar 1 any time soon — or maybe ever.