I already got the main outcomes of Albanese’s meeting with Trump here. More insights on the global outcome of the 🇦🇺🇺🇸 discussions here: ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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And well, Trump supports the sub deal with Australia. And makes the deal better now. For details, it is "moving along rapidly and very well".

Critical minerals first: Australia and USA sign an agreement as the first main outcome of the visit.

Welcome to the White House, Prime minister 🇦🇺

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#NATOGATE Trump Pulls Plug On Major NATO Corruption Probes – Top Suspects Walk Free

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We can expect major announcements on critical minerals or maybe industry cooperation to top the agenda of Albanese ´s meeting with Trump. And at least a glimpse at the results of AUKUS review. We will know tomorrow. Some insights on this meeting ⬇️⬇️

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que nombre de ses politiques et idées posent les ferments de la guerre aux 🇺🇸 et dans le monde à court et moyen terme, que ses soit disants accords de paix sont soit factices, soit marqués par la corruption, et donc aussi solides que les investissements immobiliers et commerciaux du magnat américain.

Je suis atterré par les efforts des uns et des autres pour trouver les éléments de langage visant à calmer un Donald Trump qui mériterait le prix Nobel de la paix. La réalité est qu’il ne le mérite pas …

Aus has signed important agreements

A defence alliance with PNG and today a new agreement with Singapore --- of interest

more access for defence forces at each other's bases -- expanded for Aust at regional SIN base and SIN gets more access to Aus training bases

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Other possible recommendation: greater industrial cooperation to build more and faster on US sub projects

First thing must be producing those d… subs as planned. More seriously, adapting delivery schedule could be on the line, capping the number of subs delivered and dropping this « 3 to 5 » target to a secured 3, lowering this target. The question could become not whether, but how, how much or by when

« Commonsense things » 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇸 can do to make AUKUS more sustainable. John Noh, nominee for US DoD assistant sec for IndoPac Sec Affairs is optimistic about AUKUS future, with hints at adjustments to meet Pillar 1 targets www.abc.net.au/news/2025-10...

Nuclear cooperation between France and the United Kingdom is no longer symbolic. It could reshape Europe’s deterrence posture.

Movement in the Spanish defence industry

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Brothers in arms: Spanish defence merger raises conflict questions

Just rumors, indiscretion, wishful thinking or lobbying stunt. Whatever it is, the media announce that AUKUS pillar 1 arrangements may survive the Pentagon review asia.nikkei.com/spotlight/tr...

Some chitchat, a nice picture and finally a date for the long awaited meeting between Albanese and Trump. On 20th October. Potentially the date for the formal results of the AUKUS review www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Case use for the Ghost Bat, looking to develop block III and sell it to 🇦🇺. RAAF « describes MQ-28s positioned, at the ready, along Australia’s vast northern coastline for the defensive counter-air mission ». www.flightglobal.com/military-uav...

Just as planned. If the plans don’t change of course… edition.cnn.com/2025/09/13/a...

AU$12bn of investments for Henderson’s shipyard for shipbuilding, sustainment and maintenance of both surface and sub fleets announced today + AU$8bn planned of HMAS Stirling already in the pipeline. AUKUS getting more money in Australia this time www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

1,200 US and UK personnel and their families to be posted to Perth to support the operation of SRF-West once operational, on or near the HMAS Stirling base, from 2027 on. A glimpse of what the sub rotational force would look like, if all goes as planned www.abc.net.au/news/2025-09...

Not everything can be done with them but this is a good promise of force multiplication for some applications in a context of scarcity and uncertainty with the Collins LOTE program or AUKUS Pillar 1.

Interesting description of potential use cases for the Ghost Shark newly acquired by 🇦🇺RAN. It challenges the Navy to develop new ways to operate but it will be a good thing for them to find alternative ways to fill some of its sub missions. www.aspistrategist.org.au/sharks-for-f...

The Ghost Shark is often presented as a model of innovation and modern cooperation to develop new capabilities for Defence. This multi-year contract for $1.7bn is a new milestone and will definitely demand 🇦🇺 Defence to do the same in other domains

www.minister.defence.gov.au/media-releas...

Europe makes up an increasing share of global VC defence investment