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AUSTRALIA’S new warships will have the capability to shoot down long-range missiles including those from rogue states such as North Korea.
The Royal Australian Navy will add nine new anti-submarine frigates with anti-missile capabilities to its fleet, complete with the multi-billion
dollar technology, with construction planned to begin in 2020.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/inventions/australias-new-warships-to-have-missile-defence/news-story/31563eafabf30910eddd9bdb6ba6d8b9
“Recent events in our region have proven that Australia’s future frigates must be equipped to defend Australia from the threat of medium and
long-range missile attacks,” Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told the
Pacific 17 maritime and naval showcase, referencing North Korea.
“We must have the capability to meet and defeat them.”
North Korea said in August Australia had committed a “suicide act” by aligning with the United States.
“This is a suicidal act of inviting disaster, as it is an illustration of political immaturity, unaware of the seriousness of the current
situation,” KCNA, Korea’s official news agency, said at the time.
We are taking a new approach to Navy's combat management systems to ensure
the best capability for our future fleet
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— Marise Payne (@MarisePayne) October 2, 2017
The Prime Minister unveiled his “important step forward keeping Australia safe” at the showcase, as he described Australia’s “largest recapitilisation, regeneration of Australia’s navy in peacetime”.
In his speech, Mr Turnbull predicted a “complex threat environment” and said Australia needed the best ships that can deal “effectively both over
and under the water”.
Yet Mr Turnbull claimed the defence of our nation on the high seas was “stronger than ever at every level and in every field, whether it is defending Australia from regional or global threats, from threats from
rogue states like North Korea, from threats of terrorism, from threats
right here at home.”
Mr Turnbull said the new ships were “bringing the most advanced manufacturing, the most advanced technological skills” to “build the navy of our future”.
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