US Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth said Donald Trump supports Akos After Australia on Friday, the Nuclear Submarine Dell confirmed its first M 800M (US $ 500 million) under the Defense Agreement.
“The president is very familiar, who is supportive of Akos, acknowledges the importance of defense industrial base,” Hegsit said at a meeting in Washington with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles.
Under Ox, Australia will pay US $ 4.78 billion to increase the capacity of the US submarine industry, and Washington will sell Virginia Class nuclear -powered submarines to Australia in the early 2030s, while later Britain and Australia will create a new okos. Class Submarine.
Australia said on Friday that Australia paid the first $ 800 million after a call between Marles and Hegsith on January 29.
When the meeting with Marles was asked if the United States would deliver nuclear submarines to Australia in a timely manner, Hegsit said: “We believe we hope.
“President Trump’s work is to cut red tapes, invest in a defensive industrial base, to ensure that we stand with our allies and partners,” he said.
“The Australian” is happy with the progress that we are looking at the production rate, in terms of construction and maintaining, “Mark said.
Marles is the first foreign counterpart hosted by Hegsit after confirming it. The pair is expected to talk about security in the Pacific region and the growing presence of the US military in Australia.
Formed in 2021, Aukos aims to overcome shared problems about China’s growing strength and is designed to have Australia to have nuclear -powered invading submarines and other advanced weapons, such as hyperconic missiles. Allow to get.
