BLUF

Australia will become the first export customer for the AIM-260 JATM, purchasing up to 450 missiles, while also advancing sovereign missile capability through a successful domestically developed solid rocket motor flight test.

Learning Outcomes 

  • Explain the strategic significance of Australia's acquisition of the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile (JATM), including its impact on RAAF capability.
  • Identify the planned integration of the AIM-260 across RAAF aircraft platforms and describe how the missile supports Australia's Defence Strategic Review objectives.
  • Assess the importance of the Koonibba Rising 3.0 rocket motor test in advancing Australia's sovereign guided weapons capability. 
READ: Australia commits to buying secretive AIM-260 JATM missiles, first non-US user

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