Australia To Prioritise Long-range Strike Capability In Defense Shakeup

Australia’s government will prioritise long-range preci­sion strike, domestic production of guided weapons, and diplomacy - key points of a review released on Monday recommending the coun­try’s biggest defence shakeup since World War Two.

The review said that the United States was no longer the “unipolar leader of the Indo Pacific”, intense competition between the U.S. and China was defining the region, and that the major power competition had “potential for conflict”.

The country’s northern bases will become a focus to deter adversar­ies, and protect trade routes and communications, the review said.

Prime Minister Anthony Alba­nese called the review “the most significant work that’s been done since the Second World War”.

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Source: RNZ Pacific

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