Australia will acquire more than 200 long-range missiles as part of a major weapons package as the government emphasises how the AUKUS agreement will help deter China s growing military presence in the region.
Australia has locked in a deal to buy potent long-range weapons from the United States, officials said Monday, as the country looks to counter China's rising military power.
A missile assault in the middle of a northern Ukrainian city killed seven and wounded hundreds. In a horrifying turn of events, a city center in Chernihiv, Ukraine became the scene of a devastating attack when a four-ton Russian ballistic missile struck the area during a religious holiday.
The US State Department in March approved the sale of the Tomahawks, which have a range of 1,500 kms (932 miles) but did not indicate at the time that a contract had been signed or talks had concluded. The ship-launched version of the missiles, manufactured by RTX Corp, will be deployed on the Royal Australian Navy s Hobart-class destroyers, he said. Australia says it needs to upgrade its defence forces as China is undertaking the biggest military build-up since the end of World War Two.
Australia is planning to boost its navy capabilities by supplying it with 200 Tomahawk missiles amid growing concerns of China's military build up in the region.