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Australia is buying up to 200 Block V and 20 Block IV rounds for Hobart class destroyers. Australia is also purchasing Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range for our Air Force and Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles.Summary
Joe Gould writing in Defense News, makes the following points:
- Block V missiles can change targets in flight and strike moving targets at sea.
- 1600 km range.
- China’s DF-26 missile range-4,000 km.
- Australia is part of the U.S. Precision Strike Missile program.
- Japan is purchasing 400 Tomahawk missiles.
References
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References from the Web:
- MAR 2023 What are Tomahawk missiles and do we need them?-ABC News
- MAR 2023 U.S. approves possible Tomahawk missile sale to Australia-Japan Times
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Source Information:
- Article Source: Defense News, Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News
- Media Check: Defense News - Media Bias/Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com) MBFC Credibility Rating: HIGH CREDIBILITY
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