Australia's naval expansion plan comes as China and other powers in the Asia-Pacific and beyond build up their firepower.
An Australia n warship has test-fired a U.S. Tomahawk cruise missile, officials said Tuesday, hailing a 'major milestone' in the country's decade-long plan to beef up its fleet in the face of an Asia-Pacific arms race.HMAS Brisbane fired the Tomahawk on December 3 off the West Coast of the United States, Australia 's government said in a statement, making it one of only three countries alongside the US and Britain to acquire and fire the missile.
'The test-firing is in line with Australia's plan, announced earlier this year, to spend $7 billion to expand the navy to 26 major surface combatant ships -- up from 11 today.Pat Conroy, Australia's minister for defense industry and capability delivery, called the test-firing a 'game-changer.
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