Australia invests in new missiles, rockets

Australia Missiles

High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) fires a missile. Australia announced it will boost its defense capabilities on new missile and rocket systems Source: AAP / Aaron Favila

Australia is increasing its arms capacity with a major expansion of the Defence Force's strike capability. The Federal Government announced a significant boost in its defense capabilities with a more than a billion dollar purchase of new advanced missile and rocket systems. One of these systems has been instrumental in the Ukrainian military's defense in the war against Russia


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