The Defense Post

Canada is currently exploring the possibility of joining the trinational alliance of Australia, the UK, and the US to counter China’s increasing military influence in the Indo-Pacific region.

Known as AUKUS, the alliance aims to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific and enhance defense capabilities through technology sharing. The initial phase of the partnership involves working on nuclear submarines for Canberra.

According to Canadian Defence Minister Bill Blair, Ottawa wants to join a second pillar of the alliance, which involves collaboration on emerging military technologies like artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing.

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