A statement on the historic breakthrough in defence trade
between the UK, US, and Australia following landmark export
control changes.
The United Kingdom, United States and Australia have stood
shoulder-to-shoulder for decades to support the security and
stability of the Indo-Pacific region and beyond – and AUKUS is a
demonstration of our collective commitment to the region.
Today has seen the publication of the UK's AUKUS Nations Open
General Licence, alongside an exemption to the ITAR granted by
the United States, and Australia's license-free provisions.
Together, these changes allow AUKUS partners to significantly
reduce barriers to defence trade among and between Authorised
Users within the partner's nations which will break down barriers
for faster, more efficient collaboration between the
allies,benefitting all three nations.
These changes will enable enhanced collaboration and the rapid
development of some of the most advanced capabilities in the
world. This new environment will revolutionise our defence trade
sectors, unlocking growth and export opportunities for all of our
industries.
Today's actions will strengthen our three countries' combined
military capabilities, the pace of our collaboration and response
to threat, and boost our collective industrial capacity, giving
ourselves a military and strategic edge over adversaries.
The UK is grateful for the collaborative work that has gone into
streamlining our export regulations and processes, to ensure we
continue to deliver on the full economic and security potential
of AUKUS.
Related information
Historic Breakthrough in
defence trade between AUKUS partners
Notices to exporters
Open general export
licences (OGELs)
