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AUKUS Pillar Two Could Expand To Add More Partners Say White House And Navy Officials

AUKUS Pillar Two Could Expand To Add More Partners Say White House And Navy Officials
Adm. Mike Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations, addresses media in the hangar bay of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) as part of MALABAR 2021, Oct. 14, 2021. (Photo: U.S. Navy by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Emily Claire Bennett)

Two Biden administration officials this week said there is a “huge potential” to expand AUKUS Pillar Two technology sharing and cooperation in the future. While the U.S., U.K. and Australian governments announced an “optimal pathway” to help Australia build and field its own nuclear-powered attack submarines under the AUKUS agreement in March, the agreement also includes a second set of non-nuclear submarine technology sharing called Pillar Two (Defense Daily, March 13). Last year, a joint statement issued by President Biden,…

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