Australian Defence Minister Linda Reynolds announced on Tuesday that Australia and the US will invest in technologically advanced defence capabilities that will allow more options to deter aggression wherever it comes from against the country’s interests.
Australia in its federal budget has forecast spending of $9.3bn AUS (or $6.8bn (USD)) on high-speed and long-range missile systems, including supersonic research.
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Hypersonic missiles are capable of achieving flight speeds much higher than six times the speed of sound, and if the characteristics of the high-speed maneuvering capability are added to the equation of their characteristics, they make it a very difficult achievement to monitor and intercept them.
Russia has presented concrete achievements in this class of hypersonic missiles (Zircon, Nudol)) that have alarmed the US and its allies in the Pacific Ocean (Australia, New Zealand, Japan).
In addition, China is increasing its investment in hyper-sonic missiles (DG-19) which it wants to use as a “compensation” weapon for the “destruction” of American aircraft carriers.
The Australian government made the right choice since a nation’s defence is not possible against a weapons system that can travel at up to 6.8kmkm/sec.
