The new security alliance between the US, UK and Australia will allow US forces to increase their presence in Australia.
Australian Defense Minister Peter Dutton said in Washington on Thursday that the pact would "significantly strengthen" cooperation between the two states' armed forces.
Among other things, the USA could have logistics bases in Australia in the future.
His wish is that the US military presence in his country increases, said Dutton.
Pentagon boss Lloyd Austin confirmed after the meeting with his Australian colleague that the USA will expand its presence in Australia.
The US military is currently represented in Darwin, Northern Australia with several hundred soldiers on a rotation basis.
Submarine deal with France canceled
In view of the aspirations of the emerging great power China to expand, the governments in Washington, London and Canberra announced a new Indo-Pacific alliance on Wednesday.
Among other things, it provides for the construction of nuclear-powered submarines in Australia and the acquisition of Tomahawk cruise missiles by Australia.
Shortly after the agreement was announced, Canberra canceled a multi-billion dollar submarine deal with France, which aroused outrage in Paris.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said Canberra had "stabbed Paris in the back" with it.
"I'm very angry and bitter today," he said.
The planned contract had a volume of almost 56 billion euros.
A reception scheduled for Friday at the residence of the French ambassador in Washington was canceled in protest.
It should actually be remembered of a battle victoriously waged by the French fleet against the British in the American War of Independence.
The new Indo-Pacific alliance of the three western states also sparked outraged reactions in China. The pact undermines "regional peace and stability" and promotes the arms race, said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian. The West must "give up its outdated zero-sum game from the Cold War".