The US will offer ITAR exemption to Australia and the UK under AUKUS, overcoming a longstanding obstacle to defence integration. A Los Angeles-class submarine USS Annapolis (SSN 760) tied up alongside Diamantina Pier at Fleet Base West, HMAS Stirling, Western Australia. Credit: Australia Defence Forces. The US has begun to overcome a major hurdle to defence integration with its AUKUS partners – Australia and the UK – with plans to exempt the two countries from its enduring International Traffic ...