Australia to acquire long-range missiles as PM warns of dangerous post-Covid-19 world
by Daniel Hurst from on (#556PA)
Scott Morrison will outline a more muscular defence posture in an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific region
Australia's defence force is set to acquire long-range missiles and research hypersonic weapons systems, as Scott Morrison warns the country to prepare for a more dangerous post-Covid-19 world and an increasingly contested Indo-Pacific region.
The Australian prime minister will use a speech on Wednesday to outline a more muscular defence posture, arguing the ADF needs stronger deterrence capabilities" as the Indo-Pacific becomes the focus of the dominant global contest of our age" amid tensions between China and the United States.
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