Australia to Spend $850 Million Building Missiles Locally

A new factory near Newcastle airport will house production of two types of missiles in partnership with Kongsberg Defence Australia, a Norwegian-owned company.

Test fire of a development Joint Strike Missile on the US Air Forces F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. Courtesy of Kongsberg Defence Australia and the Australian Department of Defence.

Australia has started manufacturing missiles for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) at a purpose-built facility near Newcastle Airport, where it maintains its fleet of F-35 fighter aircraft.

Construction is expected to begin later this year.