The US-designed missiles will enable Royal Australian Navy vessels to hit targets 1500km away.
Defence Minister Richard Marles will today announce details of the agreement, recommended in this year's
The federal government will also spend $431 million to buy more than 60 advanced anti-radiation guided missiles from the US. Last Saturday the US Congress gave its backing for Australia to purchase an additional HIMARS launchers, in addition to the 20 announced earlier this year. They also include a weapon-finding radar to detect and respond to land, air and maritime threats, which is being delivered by Australian company CEA.The US has delivered a number of HIMARS launchers to Ukraine, where they have been instrumental in the country's resistance to the ongoing Russian invasion.
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