US, UK and Australia expand defense ties with major underwater drone project The US, UK and Australia officially announced that they are developing underwater drone technology to protect undersea cables through their military alliance known as Aukus. The primary goal behind this project is to deploy high-tech drones that will protect seabed infrastructure, conduct surveillance, logistics and strikes.  Advertisement For that purpose, the UK will contribute £150m toward the project while the total cost remains unstated. British Officials have analyzed that routine life depends largely on undersea cables and pipelines. Notably, the UK which relies on roughly 60 cables has…