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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Sec. Austin arrives in Tokyo, Japan on Dec. 8, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Tech -
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.
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John Healey MP, Secretary of State for Defence, United Kingdom hosts Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Australia and Lloyd Austin Secretary of Defense, United States (U.S.) at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London, the United Kingdom (UK) to review progress in and reaffirm their commitment to the AUKUS partnership, Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Emerging Tech AUKUS shares results of inaugural Electronic Warfare Challenge
DIU, Australia’s Advanced Strategic Capabilities Accelerator and the United Kingdom’s Defence and Security Accelerator collectively launched this EW challenge in March as part of AUKUS Pillar 2.
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U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and his U.K. and Australian counterparts meet in London, Sept. 26, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Tech AUKUS open to enabling more emerging tech options via Pillar 2
Defense leaders from the U.S., U.K., and Australia are gathering in London on Thursday to participate in the trilateral security partnership’s ministerial meetings.
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Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin boards a U.S. military aircraft for a trip to London, Sept. 25, 2024. (Photo by Brandi Vincent) Tech Defense leaders set to spotlight joint tech acceleration at AUKUS meetings in London
A U.S. defense official discussed progress and plans for Pillars 1 and 2 ahead of the meeting.