The Age: For America, AUKUS is the vehicle to ‘fortify’ against China

Excerpt from The Age, 15 January 2025

Australia’s US ambassador, Kevin Rudd, told the event that 200 Australian defence companies had registered since October 15 for a new scheme that removes licensing requirements for shared military technology.

Both countries’ military-industrial bases were “in need of improvement”, Rudd acknowledged, but warned against becoming “consumed by cynicism” regarding AUKUS.

“The volume of reaction around various parts of the world to this project of itself speaks volumes about the inherent strategic significance of the assets that we’re talking about here,” he said.

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