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Australia also received 26 combat aircraft from the US, with 82 more on order (see box 3), as well as 8 anti-submarine warfare aircraft from the US and 3 Hobart destroyers from Spain. Australia's imports of major weapons increased 37 percent between 2010 and 2014 and 2014–18, making it the fourth largest importer in the world according to SIPRI.
Australia and the United States are close allies, maintaining a robust relationship underpinned by shared democratic values, common interests, and cultural affinities. Economic, academic, and people-to-people ties are "vibrant and strong", the US Embassy in Canberra notes. [ 1 ]
HMAS Australia was the first Allied warship victim by a kamikaze aircraft when it was struck on 21 October. 30 of HMAS Australia ' s crew, including Captain Emile Dechaineux DSC, were killed or died of their wounds, and 64 were wounded, 26 seriously. HMAS Australia was accompanied out of the battle by HMAS Warramunga for repairs.
A U.S. Navy nuclear submarine arrived in Western Australia on Friday as allies Canberra and Washington deepen defence ties and prepare to transfer nuclear submarine capability to Australia. The U ...
The US/Australia Parliamentary Friendship Group is a group of elected members of the Parliament of Australia whose aim is to "foster even stronger relations between the two countries (Australia and U.S.) and their elected representatives". The Chairperson is Luke Gosling MP (Solomon, Australian Labor Party) in the Australian House of ...
Australia’s allies the United States, Britain and Canada share concerns that China is attempting to poach Western military expertise. The review recommended strengthening of already-robust ...
Australia fought alongside Britain and its Allies in World War I, notably at Gallipoli (against the Ottoman Empire) and the Western Front. It fought with Britain and its allies again in World War II, protecting Britain's Pacific colonies from Imperial Japan. Until 1949, Britain and Australia shared a common nationality code.
Australia's top independent producer, Whitehaven Coal, and New Hope Group said they have been approached to supply countries, including Poland, which have traditionally relied on Russian coal.