Australia to Build 4,000 Missiles Annually Under New US Partnership

Hundreds of the weapons, which should start production before the end of the year, will be retained for use by the Australian Defence Force.

U.S. soldiers from 1-1 Air Defense Artillery Battalion fire a Patriot missile during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2021 at Camp Growl in Queensland, Australia on July 16, 2021. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Trevor Wild, 38th ADA BDE Public Affairs.

Australia and the United States are to begin the joint manufacture of guided weapons, including strike missiles, at a new local manufacturing facility in Newcastle.

The facility, in Williamtown near the RAAF base, is estimated to have the capacity to produce 4,000 units every year.