Department of Defense Video begins at 43:27 - Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III speaks following an AUKUS defence ministerial meeting - YouTube - 26 SEPT 2024

For the first time,AUKUS consultations were held in London.Participating were U.S. Secretary of Defense GEN Lloyd J. Austin III,U.S. Army ret.;Secretary of State for Defence John Healy;and Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles.Key takeaways of the consultations:1.Submarine Rotational Force West (visits by U.S. Navy Virginia-class attack submarines) in the state of Western Australia will commence in 2027.2.Pillar II of AUKUS focuses on getting new advanced capabilities to our warfighters,including hypersonic weapons.3.The UK and Australia will operate the SSN-AUKUS in tandem from the state of South Australia.4.Royal Australian Navy Sailors are already being trained in nuclear engineering in the U.S.