Context: U.S., U.K. and Australia announced new security partnership for Indo-Pacific

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About security grouping AUKUS:

• The security grouping AUKUS will focus on advancing strategic interests in the Indo-Pacific
• It is a new trilateral security partnership for the Indo-Pacific, between Australia, the U.K. and the U.S. (AUKUS).
• As part of this, Australia will acquire nuclear-powered submarines with help from the U.K. and the U.S.
• The trilateral grouping was formally announced by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison.
• It aim to address the current strategic environment in the region.
• The nuclear powered submarines will be built in close cooperation with the U.K. and the U.S. to help Australia acquire submarines that are quieter than their conventional counterparts but also more capable of being deployed for longer periods and needing to surface less frequently.
• AUKUS will also involve a new architecture of meetings and engagements between the three countries, as well as cooperation across emerging technologies (applied AI, quantum technologies and undersea capabilities).
• The initiative is in response Australia wanting to step up its game with regard to maritime security in the Indo-Pacific region.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/us-uk-australia-form-new-partnership/article36486642.ece?homepage=true

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