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Bilateral industrial cooperation at the top of the agenda of 🇦🇺🇬🇧ministers for Defence industries: AUKUS first of course but more under consideration, including potential first trials in Europe for the 🇦🇺 loyal wingman Ghost bat in Europe? www.minister.defence.gov.au/statements/2...

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In ‘Disruption and opportunity: 🇦🇺 and critical minerals in a changing global order’, ASPI Senior Fellow Ian Satchwell argues 🇦🇺 must diversify its critical-minerals markets and activate dormant partnerships to secure a central role in global supply chains.

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Munich 2026. Le calme après la tempête [Le Casque et la Plume #18] Le Collimateur fait aujourd'hui le point sur la conférence de sécurité de Munich qui vient de s'achever dans un épisode du "Casque et la Plume", avec Ulrike Franke (ECFR) et Elie Tenenbaum (IFRI), un ...

#LeCollimateur fait aujourd'hui le point sur la conférence de sécurité de Munich #MSC2026 qui vient de s'achever dans un épisode du "Casque et la plume", avec Ulrike Franke et Elie Tenenbaum, un an après la crise provoquée par le discours du vice-président JD Vance
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Australia to spend $2.8 billion on new nuclear subs facility Australia has announced the initial funding to build a new submarine construction yard in Osborne under the AUKUS security pact.

Making the headlines for #AUKUS: 2bn$ for Osborne shipyards, with a total of 30bn$ expected in the long run. With other investments in infrastructure in HMAS Stirling and Henderson, 🇦🇺 finally steps up planned investment in this segment.

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Make Europe more independent from the US with these three steps

europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/make-eu...

AUKUS nations to build on last year’s successes as they look ahead to 2026 The use of uncrewed and autonomous technology to deter threats above, on and below the water will continue this year, building on the success of trials and tests in 2025.

Some news about #AUKUS maritime big play and the schedule of work and demonstrations of robotic capabilities for 2026. 🇬🇧 quite busy with AUKUS with its submarine currently sailing to 🇦🇺 for its long-term deployment there www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news/2026/fe...

« Ça reste aujourd’hui très peu probable » : pour cet expert de l’AUKUS, l’Australie devrait bien recevoir ses sous-marins nucléaires L’Australie verra-t-elle un jour les sous-marins nucléaires qu’elle a payés (ch...

Retrouvez mon entretien avec @lavoixdunord.fr sur l’état du partenariat #AUKUS après une année de débats, de doutes, d’accomplissements résultant, pour aujourd’hui, à sa confirmation et sa poursuite. Un grand merci à @felixpnl.bsky.social pour ses questions www.lavoixdunord.fr/1673326/arti...

Accès, contrôle, influence : les risques que les entreprises européennes ne peuvent plus ignorer dans l’ère America First Sous bien des aspects, les deux documents majeurs pour la sécurité et la défense nationale des Etats-Unis publiés ces deux derniers mois ne font qu’entériner le virage serré entamé depuis un …

For the 🇫🇷 readers, my take on the new risks that 🇪🇺 companies should take into account after the publication of 🇺🇸 National Security and Defense strategies ⬇️⬇️ defenseidentity.fr/2026/01/30/a...

Non. Ça suffit de courber l’échine. Nous devons geler l’accord UE-Etats-Unis tant que Donald Trump menace d’annexer le territoire d’un État-membre de l’UE.

Arctic hold‘em: Ten European cards in Greenland – European Council on Foreign Relations Europeans have real leverage in the face of Donald Trump’s threats towards Greenland—and time on their side. They must use it to raise the prospective costs of

Yes, Europe has cards on Greenland. Here are 10 of them. @ecfr.eu

US suspends technology deal with the UK Washington pushes for concessions from London on the broader trade relationship

A reminder that deals with the US may come and go - "The US has suspended a technology deal with the UK amid growing frustrations in Washington over [...] the UK’s lack of willingness to address non-tariff barriers, including rules governing food and industrial goods."
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First statements of the AUKUS ministerial meeting www.war.gov/News/News-St...

Australia announces $1.4 billion for MQ-28A Ghost Bat amid successful air-to-air missile test The Federal Government has announced it will invest $1.4 billion to advance collaborative air capabilities and transition the MQ-28A Ghost Bat into a fully operational war fighting asset for the Austr...

www.defenceconnect.com.au/air/17362-au...

As the US and Australian ministers of Defence and Foreign Affairs met, time to briefly what AUKUS became and where it may go as the US review confirms the partnership

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AUKUS hier, aujourd’hui et demain à l’heure des conclusions de la revue américaine Les ministres américains, australiens et britanniques en charge de la Défense (ou de la guerre) doivent se réunir cette semaine pour entériner les conclusions de la revue américaine sur le partenar…

Avant la prochaine réunion ministérielle AUKUS qui devrait voir entériner la revue américaine, un bref retour sur ce qu’était AUKUS, ce qu’il est devenu depuis son lancement et les directions qu’il prend.

defenseidentity.fr/2025/12/08/a...

US congressman confirms AUKUS passed the US review. The delivery of 3 Virginia-class SSNs should be confirmed, but deadlines must be met (many of them from every party actually) courtney.house.gov/media-center...

Why Australia is facing ‘dependent’ status over AUKUS deal The Pentagon’s review has affirmed the timeline for the ambitious nuclear-submarine endeavour, but another key US defence document is soon expected to refer to Australia as a ‘dependent’ rather than a...

AUKUS passed the US review, but 🇦🇺 still under pressure to remain the "best ally". The main challenge is that it will be hard to compete with South Korea that promised to invest in the hundreds of billions of dollars to build SSNs in the US. Standards are shifting. thenightly.com.au/politics/aus...

AUKUS ‘ambiguities’ will need to be worked through | The Strategist Nervous AUKUS-watchers in Australia probably felt a mix of emotions when the defence technologies initiative was raised in public during Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s visit to Washington this mont...

Interesting piece from @aspi-org.bsky.social on AUKUS "ambiguities" to be addressed.

www.aspistrategist.org.au/aukus-ambigu...

UK's special rep for AUKUS details how 🇦🇺🇺🇸🇬🇧 may refocus Pillar 2 on 4 areas. UK and Australia already agreed and the final decision may be pending the final US AUKUS review.

Read more about the changes of this reshuffle of priorities here: theaukusobserver.substack.com/p/aukus-pill...

I already got the main outcomes of Albanese’s meeting with Trump here. More insights on the global outcome of the 🇦🇺🇺🇸 discussions here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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And well, Trump supports the sub deal with Australia. And makes the deal better now. For details, it is "moving along rapidly and very well".

Critical minerals first: Australia and USA sign an agreement as the first main outcome of the visit.

Australia accuses China of 'unsafe' military jet manoeuvres - BBC News A Chinese jet allegedly dropped a flare close to an Australian plane over the South China Sea.

Welcome to the White House, Prime minister 🇦🇺

www.bbc.com/news/article...

#NATOGATE Trump Pulls Plug On Major NATO Corruption Probes – Top Suspects Walk Free

#investigation by @simonvandorpe.bsky.social and @jesse-pinster.bsky.social @ftm.eu, together with media partners @lalettre.bsky.social, @lesoir.be, @knack.be and others

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Critical minerals, submarines, missiles, industrial cooperation, money: Albanese due to Washington D.C. with his luggage full of wonders - and issues Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrives in Washington D.C.

We can expect major announcements on critical minerals or maybe industry cooperation to top the agenda of Albanese ´s meeting with Trump. And at least a glimpse at the results of AUKUS review. We will know tomorrow. Some insights on this meeting ⬇️⬇️

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que nombre de ses politiques et idées posent les ferments de la guerre aux 🇺🇸 et dans le monde à court et moyen terme, que ses soit disants accords de paix sont soit factices, soit marqués par la corruption, et donc aussi solides que les investissements immobiliers et commerciaux du magnat américain.

Je suis atterré par les efforts des uns et des autres pour trouver les éléments de langage visant à calmer un Donald Trump qui mériterait le prix Nobel de la paix. La réalité est qu’il ne le mérite pas …

Aus has signed important agreements

A defence alliance with PNG and today a new agreement with Singapore --- of interest

more access for defence forces at each other's bases -- expanded for Aust at regional SIN base and SIN gets more access to Aus training bases

www.pm.gov.au/media/joint-...

Other possible recommendation: greater industrial cooperation to build more and faster on US sub projects