US says Pentagon review sees opportunities to strengthen AUKUS submarine deal


A man walks past an AUKUS sign on the first day of the Indo Pacific International Maritime Exposition in Sydney, Australia, November 4, 2025. REUTERS/Hollie Adams

WASHINGTON, Dec 4 (Reuters) - The Pentagon has completed its review of the AUKUS project to provide Australia with nuclear-powered submarines and has found areas to put the deal on the "strongest possible footing," a U.S. official said on Thursday.

President Donald Trump's administration said in June it had launched a formal review into the AUKUS defense deal, worth hundreds of billions of dollars and also involving Britain - and a U.S. official said the outcome is expected to be discussed next week at a meeting in Washington of the U.S. and Australian defense and foreign ministers.

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