U.S. Navy, Royal Navy and Royal Australian Navy personnel pose for a picture with Mission Specialist Defender Mark IV remotely-operated vehicles (ROV) and an IVER4 900 autonomous-underwater vehicle aboard the Norwegian-flagged seabed construction vessel MV Island Pride during the Australia, United Kingdom and U.S. (AUKUS) Pillar II Subsea and Seabed Warfare Event Two/Integrated Battle Problem 25.1. (US Navy/Justin E. Yarborough)
By Frank A. Rose*
While submarines dominate the headlines, it is Pillar II of AUKUS – the push for cutting-edge capabilities – that could define the partnership’s true legacy. (From: The Interpreter. The Lowy Institute.)
