Anthony Albanese has rejected comments that the Pentagon’s review into the AUKUS defence deal threatens the future of the pact, with Australia yet to confirm a face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump.

Anthony Albanese has declared the $368bn AUKUS defence pact is central to the security interests of Australia, the US and Britain ahead of the G7 summit in Canada and a critical meeting with Donald Trump that threatens to be undermined by the unfolding war in the Middle East.

Anthony Albanese has backed the AUKUS pact in the wake of Pentagon’s announced review, saying he was “very confident” it benefited all nations in a high stakes global environment.

The Pentagon has launched a review of the Biden-era Aukus pact to develop nuclear-powered submarines with Australia and the UK, as the Trump administration looks to shift the burden for collective defense to allies and make sure the US has enough warships of its own.

The Trump administration has ordered a review of AUKUS to be led by Undersecretary of Defense Policy Elbridge Colby. The review has some attendant risks, but also a potential upside for the three-way partnership.

A former defence minister doesn't believe the US will walk away from the AUKUS security pact altogether, despite the Pentagon starting a review of the agre

In 2021, the Aukus security pact was hailed as a bold reconfiguration of 21st Century deterrence strategy – a trilateral alignment between Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States aimed

Australia will have “a very high price to pay if AUKUS fails”, opposition defence spokesman Angus Taylor says.