(ANSA) - SYDNEY, SEPTEMBER 16 - Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that the country will purchase US long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, as they strengthen military defenses in the face of a growing China.
"We will enhance our long-range attack capability with Tomahawk cruise missiles to deploy Royal Australian Navy Hobart-class destroyers, and joint extended-range air-to-ground missiles for our Royal Australian Air Force arsenals," Morrison told reporters in Canberra. .
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison also confirmed that the country will not finalize an Australian $ 90 billion ($ 66 billion) agreement with France to supply submarines, but will build its own, nuclear-powered, using US and British technology.
"The decision we have made not to continue with the Attack Class submarine and to go down this path is not a turnaround but a necessity," he said. (HANDLE).