FED: Aust may buy long-range stealth cruise missles for jets

AAP General News (Australia)
12-06-2003
FED: Aust may buy long-range stealth cruise missles for jets

The federal government is reportedly considering buying long-range stealth cruise missiles
to be launched from Australian jet fighters.

The Australian newspaper says the self-guided missiles can can strike targets more
than 370km away and would help cover any defence gap when F-111 bombers are retired early.

Australia would be the first country in southeast Asia with such a weapon, which has
four times the range of any missile currently used by the RAAF.

The government this week announced it would join the US missile defence program.

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KEYWORD: MISSILES (SYDNEY)

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