AUKUS
Announced in September 2021, the Australia-UK-United States security agreement has two pillars. Pillar I will see Australia acquire conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarines. Pillar II will drive trilateral cooperation on advanced technologies for national security including AI, hypersonic, quantum, undersea and cyber.
Experts on AUKUS
Dr Miah Hammond-Errey
Director, Emerging Technology
Tom Corben
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence
Alice Nason
Research Associate, Foreign Policy and Defence
Professor Peter Dean
Director, Foreign Policy and Defence
Blake Herzinger
Research Fellow, Foreign Policy and Defence
Sophie Mayo
Research Associate, Foreign Policy and Defence
AUKUS status update: Checking in on the advancement of Pillar II
With the ‘optimal pathway’ for Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines under Pillar I now clear, it is time for a renewed focus on the other half of the AUKUS agreement between Australia, the United States and the United Kingdom: Pillar II advanced capabilities. This explainer provides an update on the eight areas that make up Pillar II of the agreement, and the progress made so far toward the funding and legislation necessary to unlock its potential.
USSC Insights byStephen Loosley
