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Austin Welcomes Australian, British Defense Leaders

  • Defense.gov
  • Dec. 1, 2023 | 33:50

Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, British Defense Secretary Grant Shapps and Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, who also serves as defense minister, brief the news media at the Defense Innovation Unit in Mountain View, Calif.