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Australia moves to arm troops with anti-ship missiles as China threat looms (www.reuters.com)

submitted 1 month ago by Hotznplotzn to c/worldnews@aussie.zone

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Cross post from https://lemmy.sdf.org/post/31071924

Australia is scrambling to deploy new long-range missiles as the recent arrival of powerful Chinese warships off the Australian coast delivers a sharp reminder of Beijing’s growing naval muscle.

In a move to boost military firepower, Canberra plans to arm Australian soldiers with anti-ship missiles and advanced targeting radars to protect the country’s vast maritime approaches, according to contract announcements as well as a flurry of recent official speeches and ministerial statements.

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The U.S. Army in June used two Precision Strike Missiles to successfully attack a moving target at sea during an exercise in the Pacific, the army said in a statement.

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) jolted Australia’s security services with the deployment of three warships – one of its most potent cruisers, a frigate and a replenishment ship – close to the country’s biggest cities of Sydney and Melbourne late last month. Air traffic between Australia and New Zealand was disrupted with 49 flights diverted on February 21 when the Chinese flotilla held what appeared to be a live fire exercise in the Tasman Sea without notifying authorities in Canberra or Wellington.

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[–] eureka@aussie.zone 4 points 1 month ago

Another day, another media scare.

https://reddit.com/r/AustralianMilitary/comments/1iujick/thoughts_on_the_plan_ships_so_close_to_aus_my/