Australia to Join Missile Defence Pact With US and Japan

The move comes as Japan looks likely to take part in technology sharing under the AUKUS pact.

Naval vessels from the U.S., Japan, India and the Philippines conduct formation exercises and communication drills in the South China Sea, May 2019. Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force/U.S. Navy

Australia will move to strengthen military ties to counter a growing threat from Beijing in the Indo-Pacific by partnering with Japan and the United States to shore up a new air defence strategy.

Details of just what technology the strategy will incorporate have not been shared with the media, owing to their classified status.