Top End war games visit follows bilateral pact signing
In a 50-year Anglo-Australian submarine agreement, ink dry, British ministers David Lammy and John Healey will join Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles for the top entertainment and war games.
Mr. Marles and Foreign Minister Mr. Healey put the pen on a bilateral agreement on a bilateral agreement that was said to strengthen the ties around the Aukus Nuclear Submarine agreement in Geelong, despite the review of the three nation agreements by the US government.
Founded with the UK and the United States in 2021 to resolve concerns about China’s rising military ambition, Aukus was designed to ensure that Australia receives nuclear -energy attack submarines in the 2040s.
However, concerns about the applicability of the $ 560 billion agreement is continuing, as the Trump administration has initiated a investigation to examine whether the US meets its first criteria.
To rest the issue, Mr. Marles insisted that after the Geelong Treaty, he built it on the “strong foundation of triple cooperation between Australia, England and the United States” and signed Aukus’s common goals.
“Australia’s … The personnel required for the AUKUS program will support the development of labor, infrastructure and regulatory systems”, as well as support the presence of a British intelligence class in HMAS Stirling in Perth– he said.
Mr. Marles, British Foreign Minister Mr. Healey and Mr. Lammy, such as the United States, said he was sure to participate in the partnership.
Australia will pay $ 5 billion to support the British industry to design and produce nuclear reactors to give power to the future AUKUS class.
In addition, at least three virginia class nuclear energy submarines will be purchased in the early 2030s.
With expected and dusty formalities, Mr. Marles, Mr. Lammy and Mr. Healey are expected to join Talisman Saber in Darwin on Sunday.
Australia’s largest and most sophisticated war -fighting exercise began on July 13 and includes more than 35,000 staff out of 19 soldiers for three weeks.
In addition to the United States, Canada, Fiji, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Korean Republic, Singapore, Thailand, Tonga and England joined as partners.
Malaysia and Vietnam also participate as an observer.
The 2025 War Games include the British carrier strike group, directed by the Royal Navy HMS Wales Prince, the first British carrier strike group to visit Australia since 1997.
