[Gadgest] Tomahawk po[CENSORED]rity grows - Australia to buy 200 Block V level missiles with a range of over 1,800 km, which can retarget in flight

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The US State Department has approved the sale of Tomahawk cruise missiles to Australia. The deal will amount to nearly $1 billion.

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The US Navy has no plans to buy Tomahawk missiles in fiscal year 2024, but that doesn't mean Raytheon will sit idly by. Japan had previously announced plans to buy Japan will buy 400 Tomahawk cruise missiles worth 1.6 billion US dollars. Now the "country below" is in the queue.

Australia will be able to purchase 200 Block V level Tomahawk missiles and 20 Block IV level missiles. The deal is valued at $985 billion. The contract will also include the supply of additional equipment.

Raytheon's cruise missiles will be installed on Hobart-class destroyers. The Tomahawk will allow ships to hit targets at ranges greater than 1,800 km, and a feature of the Tomahawk Block V is the ability to change targets in flight and engage moving objects at sea.

The Tomahawk is useful for Australia in a region where China continues to develop its missile capability. Specifically, China has DF-21 and DF-26 missiles, which can hit targets at distances of 2,150 and 4,000 kilometers respectively.

Australia announced its plans to purchase Tomahawk missiles as early as 2021. Canberra then also announced plans to procure AGM-158 JASSM Extended Range high-precision air-to-surface cruise missiles and AGM-158C LRASM anti-ship missiles for fighters. Both, by the way, developed by Lockheed Martin.

Also, let's not forget that Australia is involved in the development of the PrSM missile to replace the ATACMS. The Increment 1 version will be able to hit targets at a distance of 500 km, that is, 200 km more than the ATACMS. In the future the range will increase to 650 km and possibly up to 1000 km.

 

Source: Defense News

 

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