Australia Deputy PM Seeks Progress on Submarine Pact in US Visit
- Pact could see US sell Australia nuclear-powered submarines
- US Congress report questions impact of deal on US military
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Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles will head to the US and the UK in the coming week to push for faster progress on the AUKUS security partnership, which would lead to Canberra buying nuclear-powered submarines from the US within a decade.
Marles, also Australia’s defense minister, will meet with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin, the secretary of the navy, and US lawmakers, according to a statement. While in the UK, he also plans to meet with new British Secretary of State for Defence, Grant Shapps, and Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden.