Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share Defense Leaders Hold Briefing on Security Partnership Defense.gov Sept. 26, 2024 | 52:33 Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and British Defense Secretary John Healey hold a joint press conference following an AUKUS defense ministerial meeting in London, Sept. 26, 2024. During their meeting, the defense leaders discussed Pillars I and II of AUKUS, a trilateral security partnership intended to promote a free and open Indo-Pacific that is secure and stable.