July 29, 2023 Australian, U.S. Leaders Say Alliance Is More Relevant Than Ever The main message of the annual Australia-United States Ministerial Consultations in Brisbane, Australia, is that the alliance is stronger today than it ever has been.
July 20, 2023 U.S. Indo-Pacific Strategy Showing Results, Ratner Tells Congress The Defense Department has put in place strategies, doctrines, policies and resources to counter China and these efforts are starting to deliver in meaningful ways, the assistant secretary of defense for Indo-Pacific security affairs said.
July 17, 2023 Wedgetail Trilateral Joint Vision Statement signed at Royal International Air Tattoo A joint vision statement was signed by heads of the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and the United States Air Force, setting out their mutual intent to work collaboratively on the development of their countries’ Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control aircraft.
July 7, 2023 DOD Policy Chief Says 'Even Michael Jordan Needed 4 Other Bulls' Americans need to understand how crucial allies and partners are to U.S. national security strategies, Colin Kahl, the undersecretary of defense for policy said.
June 15, 2023 Tailoring U.S. Outreach to Indo-Pacific Allies, Partners The Indo-Pacific is a vast, complicated region with nations of varying capabilities, capacities and needs, the deputy assistant secretary of defense for South and Southeast Asia said.
April 18, 2023 Leaders Detail U.S. Advantage in Indo-Pacific Military leaders testified about partnerships, capabilities and security challenges in the Indo-Pacific region at a House Armed Services Committee hearing.
April 18, 2023 DOD Officials Detail Progress With Indo-Pacific Allies, Friends Defense leaders will chart the progress made in ensuring a free and open Indo-Pacific region and discuss what more needs to be done during testimony before the House Armed Services Committee.
April 17, 2023 U.S., U.K. Defense Leaders Discuss Ukraine, AUKUS in Pentagon Meeting Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III welcomed Ben Wallace, the United Kingdom's Secretary of State for Defense, to the Pentagon to discuss the short-term and long-term implications of the U.S.-U.K. alliance.
March 28, 2023 Competition With China Drives FY 2024 Budget Request With China as a pacing challenge, investment in the Indo-Pacific region is a big part of the fiscal year 2024 defense budget request, Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III said.
March 14, 2023 DOD Official Says Sub Agreement Will Help Guarantee Free, Open Indo-Pacific The Australia-United Kingdom-United States agreement spells out the pathway for Australia to acquire a conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine capability.