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Australia to renew its armed forces by new investments

Sidney, Australia - The need derives from the delicate international situation as influenced by terroristic threat

Australian Government prepares to allocate new considerable investments for defence. It seems that some USD 38bn will be spent for modernizing all ground, sea and air forces during the next 10 years. The main purpose is to be able to face new threats to the national territory deriving from international terrorism growth and from the direct Australian participation in external operations (Afghanistan,...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 57854
Rome, Italy, 02/05/2004 15:07
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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