US Protection Secretary urges Australia to lift protection spending to three.5% of GDP
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth requested Australia to extend its protection spending to three.5% of gross home product throughout a gathering with Australian Protection Minister Richard Marles, the Pentagon mentioned on Sunday.
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US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has known as on Australia to extend its protection price range to three.5% of gross home product, in keeping with a Pentagon assertion Sunday.
Hegseth requested talks with Australian Protection Minister Richard Marles. The 2 additionally mentioned key safety matters, together with accelerating the deployment of US protection capabilities in Australia, enhancing cooperation between their protection industries, and strengthening provide chain resilience.
The assembly highlights ongoing efforts to deepen army ties amid rising strategic challenges within the Indo-Pacific area.
”On protection spending, Secretary Hegseth conveyed that Australia ought to improve its protection spending to three.5 % of its GDP as quickly as doable,” the assertion mentioned.
The ministers’ assembly on Friday on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue, Asia’s premier safety discussion board, is just the second between the safety allies since U.S. President Donald Trump took workplace in January.
Marles mentioned after the assembly they didn’t talk about a particular share of GDP to lift Australian protection spending.
With inputs from businesses
