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HASC Seapower Leaders Urge Prompt DoD Australian AUKUS Funds Plan

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HASC Seapower Leaders Urge Prompt DoD Australian AUKUS Funds Plan
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles for a bilateral exchange at the Pentagon on Feb. 7, 2025. (Photo: DoD by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jack Sanders)

The chairman and ranking member of the House Armed Services seapower and projection forces subcommittee sent a letter to Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth Tuesday, pushing for quick action on Australia's recent submarine industrial base investment payment. On Feb. 7 Australia sent the Defense Department a $500 million payment to invest in the U.S. domestic submarine industrial base as part of the AUKUS agreement (Defense Daily, Feb. 10). These funds are aimed at helping the industrial base ramp up production…

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