U.S., Australia Hold Defense Talks

U.S. Department of Defense

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met with his Australian counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, today in the Pentagon to discuss the United States – Australia Alliance.

They exchanged views on the upcoming public release of the Australian Defense Strategic Review (DSR), the trilateral AUKUS partnership, their shared commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific, and a variety of other issues facing the United States and Australia.

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