Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are mulling the possibility of welcoming the contributions of other countries in Pillar 2 of their AUKUS security partnership. AUKUS has two lines of effort: Pillar 1 is focused on aiding Australia to acquire nuclear-powered submarines while Pillar 2 will explore the integration of emerging technologies in military...
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Australian Bill Seeks to Tighten Military Tech Transfer to Non-AUKUS Foreigners
Richard Marles, Australia’s minister for defense, has introduced in Parliament proposed legislation to tighten the transfer of military technology to foreign interests except AUKUS allies the United States and the United Kingdom. Marles filed the Defence Trade Controls Amendment Bill 2023 ahead of his U.S. visit to attend the AUKUS Defense Ministers’ Meeting in California. The...
Australia Developing Intel Cloud Interoperable With US, UK Spy Networks
Australia is working on a top secret intelligence cloud system that would be interoperable with the United States and the United Kingdom. According to Andrew Shearer, director general of the Office of National Intelligence, the upcoming cloud infrastructure would function with the spy networks operated by Australia’s AUKUS partners. At an event hosted by the...
Australian Army Picks Infantry Fighting Vehicles From Hanwha
Canberra has awarded Hanwha Aerospace subsidiary Hanwha Defense Australia a $2.4 billion contract for the supply of 129 infantry fighting vehicles. Hanwha described the contract as a landmark purchase, noting that it is the first time South Korean defense solutions will be developed for the Australian Army. Under the contract, HDA will supply the Redback...
Xalles Advances Security Business With UK Defense Tech Firm Artemis Acquisition
Washington, D.C.-based fintech company Xalles Holdings has acquired U.K. firm Artemis Defense Technologies focused on unmanned systems and artificial intelligence solutions. It said Artemis is already operating as its fully integrated subsidiary and the first unit of the newly formed Xalles Security business group. According to Xalles, Artemis is geared to expand its U.S. footprint,...
QinetiQ Names Doug Jankovich as Executive Vice President
Doug Jankovich has joined QinetiQ as the security and defense company’s new executive vice president. He confirmed his new role in a post on LinkedIn on Tuesday. “I am thrilled to have the opportunity to lead QinetiQ’s corporate AUKUS enterprise, which will undoubtedly make a significant impact on this critically important trilateral relationship,” he wrote. ...
Michael Lempke Named HII Australia In-Country Business Head
Michael Lempke has been appointed as head of HII Australia, effective Jan. 1. The company operates as a business unit of HII’s Mission Technologies division. The executive is also president of Mission Technologies’ Nuclear and Environmental Services business group. In his new role, Lempke will specifically oversee HII’s interests in the trilateral security partnership of...
AUKUS Investor Group Identifies Potential Topics Ahead of First Meeting
Investors from Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are banding together to increase collaboration and accelerate capability delivery to warfighters. The AUKUS Defense Investor Network, a group of investors representing about $265 billion in venture capital, is set to hold its first meeting in early February. Heather Richman, chairperson of the U.S. DIN,...
Australian Ex-PM Scott Morrison Joins Dyne Maritime Advisory Board
Former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has joined Dyne Maritime to serve as a member of the US venture capital investor’s advisory board. Morrison, who served as PM from 2018 until 2022, was a founding principal in the formation of the AUKUS trilateral defense agreement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States. “Having the actual architect...
Combat Simulations Test AUKUS Robotic Vehicles’ Warfare Capabilities
AUKUS defense solutions scientists subjected the military alliance’s autonomous vehicles to a range of simulated attacks during the Trusted Operation of Robotic Vehicles in a Contested Environment test. The Department of Defense said the testing, held at the Cultana Training Area in South Australia in fall 2023, complemented the work on AUKUS artificial intelligence-powered drones...