Australia and the United Kingdom have signed a joint statement to deepen cooperation on the Active Electronically Scanned Array (AESA) radar capability supplied by Canberra-based Company CEA Technologies.
The joint statement has recognised the strategic importance of collaboration between both nations’ defence departments and defence industries and commits Australia and the UK to working closely together to implement the AESA radar initiatives announced at AUKMIN.
CEA Technologies and QinetiQ have welcomed the opportunity to support this partnership, which will strengthen defence industry cooperation and capability between Australia and the UK.
The joint statement was signed at CEA Technologies in Canberra and, witnessed by Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy, and the United Kingdom’s Minister for Defence Readiness and Industry, Luke Pollard.
Minister Conroy and Minister Pollard also discussed accelerating defence industrial cooperation and strengthening industrial resilience through closer government and industry collaboration. The ministers have reaffirmed the enduring Australia-UK partnership and their commitment to AUKUS.