Gilday: Closer U.S. and Australian integration key to AUKUS success

By Nick Wilson / April 28, 2023 at 4:10 PM
A close partnership between the United States and Australian navies and industry will be key to the success of AUKUS, according to the U.S. Navy's highest-ranking officer, who emphasized the importance of Australian personnel having adequate access to U.S. facilities and information. “When I look across the three nations involved in AUKUS, particularly Australia and the United States, I think about manpower as the biggest challenge that we all have,” Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Michael Gilday said during a...

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