Australia Seals $1 Billion Defence Deal With Germany

The prime minister said the deal would lead to the creation of 600 direct jobs in Queensland.

Australian Army sappers from the 2nd Combat Engineer Regiment guide an Boxer Combat Reconnaissance Vehicle through the decontamination bay during a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defence training serial at Gallipoli Barracks, Brisbane, May 11, 2023. (CPL Nicole Dorrett, Australian Defence Forces).

Australia has sealed a $1 billion defence deal with Germany after that country’s government approved an order for 100 armoured vehicles to be built in Queensland, supporting over 600 jobs in the state.

In what Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described as the single largest military export agreement in Australian history, the Boxer heavy weapon carrier vehicles will be manufactured at Rheinmetall Defence Australia, after Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy agreed to terms with his German counterpart last week.