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Australia and Canada Commit To Research Missile Defense Together

Australia and Canada Commit To Research Missile Defense Together
Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Richard Marles delivers remarks in talks with U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III while visiting the Pentagon on July 13, 2022. (Photo: DoD by Lisa Ferdinando).

The Canadian and Australian defense ministers on Friday announced a new agreement to collaborate on missile defense research focused on emerging threats. This effort specifically focuses on defense of newer advanced cruise missiles and hypersonic weapons.  According to a joint statement released by Bill Blair, Minister of National Defence of Canada, and Richard Marles, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence of Australia, under this project arrangement, the Defence Research and Development Canada and the Australian Defence Science and Technology…

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