CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia has accelerated plans to buy long-range strike missiles years ahead of schedule because of growing threats in the region.
Defense Minister Peter Dutton said yesterday the accelerated re-arming of fighter jets and warships would cost AUD3.5 billion and increase Australia’s deterrence to potential adversaries. “When we look at what’s happened in the Ukraine, there is the prospect of Russian going into Poland or somewhere else in Europe. That would be a repeat of the 1930s and that’s not something that we should allow to happen,” Dutton told Seven Network television.
More details on Wednesday’s Borneo Bulletin
