Australien kauft Panzerhaubitzen Hanwha Defence K9 Thunder und Raketenwerfer HIMARS

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Australia – Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System-Alternate Warhead Rounds

https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major- ... te-warhead

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Australia signs long-range precision strike missile agreement with the United States

Australia and the United States have signed a Memorandum of Understanding for PrSM production, sustainment and follow-on development.

The MoU provides the ADF access to PrSM munitions and establishes PrSM as a cooperative program between Australia and the United States. This opens the door for Australian industry participation in the PrSM supply chain, including for locally manufactured components and sub-components.

The MoU also provides options for future domestic manufacturing and maintenance of PrSM in Australia, with negotiations on options expected to commence later this year.

Defence is contributing approximately $310 million over 10 years to become a full cooperative partner in the PrSM program. Defence will also invest around $150 million over the next five years to acquire the initial quantities of the capability required to establish the first Long Range Fires Regiment.

https://www.minister.defence.gov.au/med ... ted-states

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Australia – M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS)

Australia – M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems

The Government of Australia has requested to buy forty-eight (48) M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS). The following non-MDE items will also be included: M1084A2 HIMARS resupply vehicles; M1095 trailers; Low Cost Reduced Range Practice Rocket (LCRRPR) pods; intercom systems; radio and communication mounts; spare parts and services; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; studies and surveys; and other related elements of logistics and program support. The estimated total cost is $705 million.

https://www.dsca.mil/Press-Media/Major- ... et-systems

Auffällig: Die Autorisierung enthält nur Ubungsmunition.

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Auffällig: Die Autorisierung enthält nur Ubungsmunition.

Aus Gründen… die Australier bauen sich die Munition selber…

Australian-made HIMARS missiles to first fire in 2025
Domestic manufacturing is set to fly off the shelf via Lockheed Martin’s local rocket-making shop, in a $37 million tech-transfer deal.
JULIAN BAJKOWSKI, JAN 17, 2024

Australia will be firing locally-made HIMARS-compatible guided missiles by 2025, after the Department of Defence sealed the deal with aircraft and weapons systems maker Lockheed Martin to transfer the technical manufacturing know-how for the lethal technology into domestic hands.

In an initial deal worth a modest $37.4 million, Lockheed Martin will hand over the smarts to make hundreds of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles that have a range of around 70km and can be fired from the truck-mounted HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System) launch platform that has gradually replaced conventional surface-to-surface ballistic artillery.
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https://www.themandarin.com.au/237434-a ... e-in-2025/