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DSEI AUKUS Pavilion

In a special edition of the Big Ask, we asked the three experts participating in the Trade Association Fireside Chat at the AUKUS Pavilion at DSEI2025: What obstacles to cooperation in AUKUS Pillar II remain and what might be done to remove them?

Samira Braund

Defence Director, ADS Group

‘Governments should issue a coordinated AUKUS Pillar II roadmap, signalling priority capabilities, funding streams and timelines. Establishing an AUKUS Skills Passport and trilateral mobility agreements would unlock labour capacity. Harmonising cybersecurity, contracting frameworks and Intellectual Property (IP) policies would enable trusted cross-border collaboration.’

Dak Hardwick

Vice President, International Affairs, Aerospace Industries Association

‘More companies should become involved in the ‘Authorised User Community’ (AUC). The AUC can take advantage of the new regulatory mechanism for licence-free trade. Since the US State Department has established that the British and Australian export control systems are comparable to the US, the more companies in the AUC, the more licence-free trade can occur.’

David Martin

Director, Emerging Industries and Innovation, Australian Industry Group

‘Defence can lead the solution to AUKUS obstacles by releasing a comprehensive public strategy explaining specific capability targets, establishing identifiable funding lines within the Defence Integrated Investment Programme and creating structured trilateral industry engagement mechanisms’