Defence minister says both nations’ proximity a valuable consideration in joint disaster management

SYDNEY, Oct 15 — Australia said today it would invest billions of dollars over the next two decades to expand a shipyard in Western Australia that would become the maintenance hub for its nuclear-powered Aukus submarine fleet.

SINGAPORE, Sept 24 — Singapore commissioned two new advanced submarines today, which its Navy says are meant to protect sea lines of communication, and which experts said would range beyond the waters of the tiny city-state to keep tabs on the region.

MANILA, Feb 1 — Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr has approved the third phase of the military's modernisation, which includes the purchase of the country's first submarine, in order to defend its maritime sovereignty in the disputed South China Sea.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 18 — Malaysia has expressed its concern that the security partnership involving Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States, known as AUKUS, could potentially spark a nuclear arms race in the Indo-Pacific region.