Australia to buy US-made HIMARS in boost to defense systems

January 11, 2023

Defense News:

Australia announced Thursday it will boost its defense capabilities by spending more than AU$1 billion (U.S. $683 million) on new advanced missile and rocket systems, including American-made High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems, already successfully used by Ukraine’s military.

In Ukraine, the mobile, truck-mounted HIMARS proved crucial in enabling Ukrainian forces to hit key targets, including a recent strike on a single building that killed at least 89 Russian soldiers.

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