More Missiles, Less Armoured Vehicles: ADF Continues Evolution to Deal With Beijing Threat

More Missiles, Less Armoured Vehicles: ADF Continues Evolution to Deal With Beijing Threat
US M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers fire salvoes during a military exercise in the Grier Labouihi region, in Morocco, on June 9, 2021. Fadel Senna/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Y. Teng
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Australia will cut the purchase of new armoured vehicles in favour of long-range missiles to better deal with the Beijing threat and pivot the country’s military from a land-based fighting force to one better suited to maritime warfare.

On April 24, the Labor government received the final report from a defence review ordered in August last year and following an earlier overhaul of the Australian Defence Force under the Morrison government.
Daniel Y. Teng
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Daniel Y. Teng is based in Brisbane, Australia. He focuses on national affairs, including federal politics and Australia-China relations. Got a tip? Contact him at [email protected].
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