Australia to invest in new missile technology for naval fleet

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Additional Australian naval capability will be acquired as part of a new defence strategy that focuses on protecting the nation and its allies in the region

Australia’s naval fleet will be fitted out with advanced guided long-range weapons to defend against maritime threats amid aThe federal government will on Monday announce a $1 billion investment to start the early development of the project, which will provide the navy with leading-edge anti-ship missiles, extended range surface-to-air missiles, advanced light-weight torpedoes and maritime land strike capabilities.

The new capability will be acquired to defend Australia and its allies against a number of threats as part of a new defence strategy, which focuses the nation on protecting itself and its allies in the immediate region.North Korea and China in recent years have been accelerating their development of long-range ballistic missiles, which can travel more than 5500 kilometres.

“These new capabilities will provide a strong, credible deterrent that will ensure stability and security in the region,” Senator Reynolds said.hypersonic missiles that can travel at least five times the speed of soundUnder the plan, the hypersonic missiles would be carried by the RAAF’s existing arsenal of aircraft including the Growlers, Super Hornets, Joint Strike Fighters and Poseidon surveillance planes.

$270 billion 10-year defence plan to project greater military power to the region and defend the mainlandDefence Minister Linda Reynolds says the navy’s new capabilities will provide a strong, credible deterrent that will ensure stability and security in the region.The move to quickly develop the air-launched hypersonic missiles followed growing warnings from defence strategists the government no longer had a decade to build up its defences against potential threats.

 

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Lol can’t wait for the eff up

Will those be like the obsolete planes or more like the ships that leaked?

Just give the US a base here and be done with it.

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