BLUF
Decades of strategic alignment, exercises and defence cooperation have created a partnership functioning like an alliance without mutual-defence guarantees. Deeper scenario planning, intelligence safeguards and economic resilience are needed to translate agreements into operational capability.Learning Outcomes:
· Explain how shared threats drove bilateral strategic alignment.
· Analyse defence cooperation supporting Indo-Pacific deterrence and interoperability.
· Assess implementation priorities for intelligence, industry and contingency planning.
