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RARE PHOTOS: Us uk australia add hypersonic weapons to security pact | Rare Historical Photos

A hypersonic weapon is loaded beneath the wing of a B-52 ahead of a test at Edwards Air Force Base in California [File: US Air Force/Giancarlo Casem/Handout via Reuters]

Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States – a grouping known as AUKUS – have agreed to cooperate on hypersonic weapons and electronic warfare capabilities, the leaders of the three countries have said.

The three countries set up the the AUKUS defence alliance in September last year, including the sharing of nuclear-powered submarine technology, in an agreement that sparked anger in China and upset France, which had a contract to sell diesel-powered submarines to Australia.

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