Australia to produce its own guided missiles

[NMaude]

But a pretty messy political environment at the moment.

That should be changing though given how increasingly bold, aggressive and belligerent the PRC has become since Xi Jinping took over in 2012.

 

[GTX]

Australia has the technological capabilities to design, build and test a variety of different missile-types.

Capacity is the challenge

 

[NMaude]

Capacity is the challenge

What, if any, work is the ADF and Australian industry doing to address that issue?

 

[GTX]

What, if any, work is the ADF and Australian industry doing to address that issue?

Look up:

https://www.defence.gov.au/business-industry/industry-capability-programs/guided-weapons-explosive-ordnance-enterprise

https://www.defence.gov.au/sites/default/files/2024-02/SDIP4-Domestic-manufacture-guided-weapons-explosive-ordnance-munitions.pdf

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