AUKUS to Develop Unmanned Undersea Vehicles, Delivery Set for 2027

Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles and U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth look on as British Defence Secretary John Healey speaks during an AUKUS Defence ministers' press huddle at the U.S. Embassy in Singapore, May 30, 2026. REUTERS/Edgar Su

The United States, Australia and Britain are developing high-tech payloads for uncrewed underseas vehicles under their trilateral security partnership, Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth announced on Saturday.

Hegseth met his Australian and British counterparts on the sidelines of the Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, where they reviewed progress on the AUKUS pact, aimed at bolstering their presence in the Indo-Pacific and beyond.

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