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Recently, the Aukus alliance members said that they will develop advanced underwater drone systems and further deepen their maritime relationship.

About AUKUS

• It is a trilateral security partnership between the United Kingdom, the United States of America, and Australia agreed in 2021.
• It aims to boost defense capabilities, accelerate technological integration, and expand the industrial capacity of all three nations as a part of a collective effort to stabilize the Indo-Pacific region
• AUKUS is intended to strengthen the ability of each government to support security and defense interests, building on longstanding and ongoing bilateral ties.
• It consists of two key pillars
  • Pillar 1: It focuses on supporting Australia to acquire its first conventionally armed, nuclear-powered submarine fleet. It does not involve the transfer of nuclear weapons to Australia.
  • Pillar 2: It focuses on cooperation in eight advanced military capability areas: artificial intelligence (AI), quantum technologies, innovation, information sharing, and cyber, undersea, hypersonic, counter-hypersonic, and electronic warfare domains.

Source: ET

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