The United States unveiled a partnership with Australia and the United Kingdom to develop unmanned and underwater drones by 2027.
U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced the plan at the AUKUS Defense Ministers meeting, which was held at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore on May 30.
“The signature project will deliver a suite of highly adaptable multi-mission [nmanned underwater vehicle] payloads designed to support undersea operations and maintain our collective advantage in the maritime domain,” Hegseth shared during a press conference on Saturday.
AUKUS is a trilateral defense pact formed by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia in 2021 to push back on China’s growing power in the Indo-Pacific region. …
AUKUS Reveals Project to Develop Underwater Drones by 2027
