AUKUS

By David Brunnstrom and Michael Martina WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department told the U.S. Congress on Thursday that Australia, Britain and the United States now have comparable export-control regimes, a significant step needed to facilitate technology sharing and allow the trilateral AUKUS defense pact to move ahead. AUKUS,…

By Lewis Jackson SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia said Thursday it would spend billions on docks, shipyards and factories at home and in Britain for nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS security pact, and named Britain’s BAE Systems (LON:) to help build the boats. The AUKUS agreement among Australia, Britain and the…