Readout of Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks' Meeting With Australian Minister of Defense Industry Pat ConroyU.S., Iraq Higher Military Commission Principals Meeting[...]

Pentagon Spokesman Eric Pahon provided the following readout:

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks hosted Australian Minister of Defence Industry Pat Conroy at the Pentagon today to discuss the continued strength of the "Unbreakable Alliance" between the United States and Australia.

The two leaders discussed ways to deepen defense industrial cooperation, including through supply chain resiliency; co-development, co-production, and co-sustainment; and the trilateral AUKUS partnership with the United Kingdom.

Deputy Secretary Hicks and Minister Conroy also spoke about regional developments in the Indo-Pacific and opportunities for further collaboration, including in the Pacific Islands.

They affirmed the ironclad alliance between the United States and Australia and committed to further strengthening cooperation with regional allies and partners toward a shared vision of a free and open Indo-Pacific.