HIMARS part of ‘massive increase’ in army’s strike power

Summary

This article by Georgie Moore, writing for Australian Financial Review, makes the following points:

• For the Army, Australia is buying twenty High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) with a range of up to 300 kms.
• The new Naval Strike Missile system will provide a strike range of 500 kilometres.
• The Norwegian company, Kongsberg, will produce the Naval Strike Missile system, while Lockheed Martin will build the HIMARS. 

References

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• Australia purchases HIMARS | The Runway (airforce.gov.au)  

References from the Web:

• JUL 2022 Kongsberg to provide naval strike missile for Royal Australian Navy—Naval Technology
• JAN 2023 Australia inks naval strike missile deal with Kongsberg—NavalToday.com

Source Information:

• Article Source: https://www.afr.com/
• Media Check: AFR - Media Bias Fact Check (mediabiasfactcheck.com)
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