Spurred on by the war in Ukraine, the federal government wants to develop a sovereign missile manufacturing industry in Australia. | By Matthew Knott KnottMatthew auspol
The Albanese government wants Australia to urgently begin manufacturing its own missiles, saying the war in Ukraine has demonstrated the need for supplies to be available swiftly and not dependent on imports.
“I’m confident that at the end of this process we will have a much more sovereign capability to manufacture and upgrade missiles which are so important,” Conroy said. “It’s good for Australia and it’s good for the US because it will build Australia’s guided weapons stores and deliver a trusted second source of critical munitions supply to the US.Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently told this mastheadbecause it currently had no long-range strike capability.
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