Defense Leaders Gather for Annual AUKUS Meeting ...

Defense Leaders Gather for Annual AUKUS Meeting ...

Hegseth Leads High-Stakes AUKUS Summit with Australian and U.K. Leaders

In a significant move to strengthen trilateral security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, Peter Hegseth, U.S. Department of War official, convened a high-level AUKUS meeting this week with counterparts from Australia and the United Kingdom. The gathering underscores the commitment of the three nations to enhance defense collaboration and strategic alignment amid rising geopolitical tensions. [...]

Hegseth Meets With Australia, U.K. Counterparts

DECEMBER 11, 2025 – Secretary of War Pete Hegseth welcomed Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles and the United Kingdom’s Defense Secretary John Healey to the Pentagon today for a meeting concerning a trilateral partnership between the three countries. Announced in September 2021, the Australia, U.K. and U.S. trilateral security agreement, known as AUKUS, is a partnership intended to promote freedom, security, sta…

Hegseth Leads High-Stakes AUKUS Summit with Australian and U.K. Leaders – EUROP INFO

In a significant move to strengthen trilateral security cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region, Peter Hegseth, U.S. Department of War official, convened a high-level AUKUS meeting this week with counterparts from Australia and the United Kingdom. The gathering underscores the commitment of the three nations to enhance defense collaboration and strategic alignment amid rising geopolitical tensions. Sources within the department emphasized the mee…