"We positively assess the purposes of AUKUS and intend to maintain partner relations with the countries that comprise it," he said. "However, Japan does not intend to join this structure," the ...

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese praised Japan as a close partner but said there were no plans to add a fourth member to the pact at a news conference called hours after the AUKUS defense ministers ...

Japan's ties with Australia and Aukus has grown amid tensions with China, but 'complexities' in the sharing of nuclear information means a 'Jaukus' bloc is unlikely Still, there are opportunities ...

As for AUKUS Pillar II, the effort to jointly develop various “advanced military capabilities,” the leaders said they “look forward to continued consultations with Japan,” whose first ...

Japanese officials have observed secretive AUKUS military exercises on the New South Wales south coast, signalling the country's potential future involvement in the partnership. Australia ...

The governments of Australia, the United Kingdom, and the USA have entered an agreement to collaborate on testing and ...

Japan has observed secretive exercises on the NSW south coast involving the latest autonomous maritime technology from the three AUKUS partners. There is growing speculation Japan will be included ...

Combined Statements of the UK, Australia, and the US on AUKUS from the NPT PrepCom AUKUS Side Event U.K. Statement as delivered by Ambassador Corinne ...

While nuclear-powered submarines won’t be seen for years, the first result of AUKUS Pillar 2 is likely to be operational by ...

"Recognising Japan's strengths and its ... the alliance could be expanded further. "AUKUS partners have developed principles and models for additional partner engagement in individual Pillar ...

The AUKUS partners tested Anduril Australia's Ghost Shark extra-large autonomous undersea vehicle during Exercise ‘Autonomous Warrior' in October. (Commonwealth of Australia) The militaries of ...

Through these experiments and exercises, AUKUS partners are further testing and refining the ability to jointly operate uncrewed maritime systems, share and process maritime data from all three ...