The three AUKUS nations have launched a new initiative to jointly develop payloads and enabling technologies for uncrewed undersea vehicles, with deliveries expected to begin in 2027, senior defense officials announced over the weekend. This UUV initiative is the first “signature project” under the technology-focused second pillar of the trilateral AUKUS security pact, according to U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and U.K. Defence Secretary John Healy, who announced the project during the Shangri-la Dialogue in...