Australia last week released its first major defense policy update in four years. The one bombshell in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of billions in new spending really was a bomb: Australia will acquire American AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs). The missiles will initially be deployed on Australia’s aging F/A-18F Super Hornets, but will presumably upgrade to the country’s F-35As when these become operational, starting in 2021.
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