US, Australia, UK Sign Key Deal In Nuclear Sub Alliance

US, Australia, UK Sign Key Deal In Nuclear Sub Alliance

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Category : International Published on: November 22 2021

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  • Australia formally launched a hotly-competitive program to equip its navy with nuclear-powered submarines in a new defense alliance with Britain and the United States.
  • It is the first public signing of a technology deal since the three countries declared the formation of AUKUS, a defense alliance, in September to address escalating geopolitical tensions in the Pacific.
  • Under the AUKUS agreement, Australia would receive eight cutting-edge nuclear-powered submarines capable of long-range stealth missions.
  • It also allows submarines to share cyber, AI, quantum, and unspecified underwater capabilities.

Important Takeaways

List of Important Military Exercises

 

S.No. 

Participating Countries

Exercise(s)

1.

Australia

AUSTRA HIND, AUSINDEX, PITCH BLACK

2.

Bangladesh

SAMPRITI, IN-BN CORPAT, IN-BN BILAT, IN-BN SF, TABLE TOP, SAMVEDNA

3.

Brazil and South Africa

IBSAMAR

4.

China

HAND IN HAND

5.

Egypt

CYCLONE

6.

France

SHAKTI, VARUNA, GARUDA

7.

Indonesia

GARUDA SHAKTI, IND-INDO CORPAT, IND-INDO BILAT

8.

Israel 

BLUE FLAG

9.

Japan

DHARMA GUARDIAN, JIMEX

10.

Kazakhstan

KAZIND

11.

Kyrgyzstan

KHANJAR

12.

Malaysia

HARIMAU SHAKTI, IN-RMN BILAT, HOP EX

13.

Maldives

EKUVERIN, EKATHA

14.

Mongolia

NOMADIC ELEPHANT

15.

Myanmar

IMBEX, IMCOR, IN-MN, BILAT, TABLE TOP

16.

Nepal

SURYA KIRAN

17.

Oman

AL NAGAH, NASEEM-AL-BAHR, EASTERN BRIDGE

18.

Qatar

ZA'IR AL BAHR

19.

Russia

INDRA, AVIAINDRA

20.

Seychelles

LAMITIYE

21.

Singapore

SIMBEX, JOINT MILITARY TRAINING

22.

Sri Lanka

MITRA SHAKTI, SLINEX, IN-SLN SF, SAMVEDNA

23.

Thailand

MAITREE, INDO-THAI CORPAT, SIAM BHARAT

24.

UAE

DESERT EAGLE

25.

UK

AJEY WARRIOR, KONKAN, INDRADHANUSH

26.

USA

YUDHABHAYAS, VAJRA PRAHAR, SPITTING COBRA, SANGAM (IN-USN EOD), RED FLAG, COPE INDIA

27.

Uzbekistan

DUSTLIK

28.

Vietnam

VINBAX, IN-VPN BILAT

 

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