BREAKING: The exchange is reported to be worth more than $1.3 billion. 9News
The US State Department has approved the sale of the arms to Australia, but the deal still needs to be approved by congress. A Tomahawk cruise missile is fired off the battleship USS Wisconsin."We are working with the US on having more missile capability because it's a really important part of what we need to be doing with our posture, which is to have a greater ability to project," he said.
"That's at the heart of what we're doing with submarines, of course, but making sure we have longer range strike missiles is a really important capability for the country. "It enables us to be able to reach out beyond our shores further and that's ultimately how we are able to keep Australia safe."
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