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Australia Announces $4.7 Billion To Buy SM–2 And SM-6 From U.S.

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Australia Announces $4.7 Billion To Buy SM–2 And SM-6 From U.S.
The Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyer HMAS Sydney fires the country’s first Standard Missile 6 (SM-6) during Exercise Pacific Dragon 2024 in July 2024. (Photo: LSIS Daniel Goodman, Royal Australian Navy)

The Australian government on Monday announced a $4.7 billion deal to procure RTX [RTX] Standard Missile-2 Block IIIC (SM-2 IIIC) and SM-6 for its surface naval ships. “The Standard Missile‑6 and Standard Missile 2 Block IIIC will enable our Navy to strike maritime, land and air targets at long-range, and provide a terminal ballistic missile defense capability, boosting the capacity for the [Australian Defense Force] to safeguard Australians and their interests,” Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense Richard Marles…

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