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Ministers announce air and missile defence projects worth $765m
The Albanese government has announced two air and missile defence capability projects, as part of implementing the recommendations of the defence strategic review.
A statement from the defence minister, Richard Marles, and the defence industry minister, Pat Conroy, says the government has committed $765m to deliver the joint air battle management system – the second tranche of what is expected to be a multibillion dollar program.
The defence strategic review outlines that an “enhanced, all-domain integrated” air and missile defence capability is “critical in the face of Australia’s evolving strategic circumstances”, the statement reads.
[The joint air battle management system] will provide greater situational awareness of advanced air and missile threats and increased interoperability with international partners.
Conroy said:
I’m pleased to say today’s announcement will create a significant number of high-skilled secure defence industry jobs, boosting the local economy.
Updated at 17.18 EDT14m ago17.09 EDT
NT Osprey crash recovery effort begins third day as bodies not yet recovered
The bodies of three US marines killed in an aircraft crash are yet to be retrieved as emergency services begin the third day of a complex recovery mission, AAP reports.
Twenty US marines were transferred to Royal Darwin hospital on Sunday after a military exercise turned to tragedy when their Osprey plunged to the ground on remote Melville Island, 80km north of Darwin.
A large-scale rescue operation has been under way since the weekend to find the bodies of the three soldiers and return them to their families in the US.
The crash site was still covered in smoke and emergency responders were wearing breathing masks as they trawled through the rubble on Monday afternoon.
Of the 20 hospitalised marines, three remain for treatment with one in critical condition in intensive care.
Emergency services plan to be at the site for more than a week as they work through what led to the fatal incident.
NT police commissioner Michael Murphy said:
This recovery and investigation will be prolonged, enduring and complex.
We are planning to be at the crash site for at least 10 days.
Michael Murphy, the NT’s police commissioner, said recovery efforts in the Osprey crash were ongoing. Photograph: David Gray/AFP/Getty ImagesUpdated at 17.17 EDT18m ago17.06 EDT
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