The advanced technology pillar of the AUKUS agreement is going under the microscope in the UK, with a new parliamentary inquiry to probe whether there is “sufficient clarity” on how capabilities like AI and quantum are being developed.
The UK’s inquiry will examine growing concerns about the scope, funding, objectives, and delivery of Pillar II, and has raised new doubts about whether AUKUS is “on track” overall amid “geopolitical shifts”.
Earlier this week, former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Pillar II remains “very undeveloped”.
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