The following is the Jan. 26, 2026, Congressional Research Service report, Navy Virginia-Class Submarine Program and AUKUS Submarine (Pillar 1) Project: Background and Issues for Congress.  From the ...

Infrastructure work to support rotations of U.S. and British nuclear-powered submarines began last month at a naval base in Western Australia, according to that nation’s defense department. HMAS ...

Malcolm Turnbull says government is ‘engaged in an exercise of denial’, as defence minister insists $368bn deal is ‘full steam ahead’ ...

Officially, New Zealand is “assessing” membership. But key government documents suggest many of the practical steps Pillar II ...

Although joining Pillar II would be a strong geopolitical signal about allied defense industrial bases across the Indo-Pacific and the Euro-Atlantic, it’s unlikely to happen. Still, Taiwan does not ...

Across the Pacific and the Southern Ocean, New Zealand has been trying to strike a careful balance in its defence and surveillance approach. While strengthening its security partnerships and expanding ...

Ten months was a long wait for Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s first visit to the Trump White House. But the timing — just days before Halloween — felt oddly appropriate. The optics were ...

A multi-billion dollar submarine deal between long-standing allies - Australia, the UK and the US - has come under the spotlight after the Trump administration said it was reviewing how the deal fits ...