Australia to buy $6.3 Billion of Lockheed aircraft amid mounting tensions with China

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Fri, November 4, 2022
WASHINGTON — The State Department cleared more than $6 billion in possible foreign military sales to Australia as tensions mount with China over a plan to station U.S. nuclear-capable bombers in the southern Indo-Pacific country.

Canberra was approved to purchase 24 Lockheed Martin-made C-130J-30 Super Hercules airlifters at an estimated cost of more than $6.3 billion. The agreement includes missile warning systems, infrared countermeasures and other equipment and technology for the aircraft, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency.
The C-130J-30′s will be used by the Royal Australian Air Force to replace its aging cargo fleet and improve the service’s capabilities. The fleet of aircraft will not alter the balance of military power in the region, the Defense Security Cooperation Agency said in a statement Wednesday.
The sale comes as tensions increased over the past week between China and Australia, a key U.S. ally in the region.

On Monday, media reports revealed that the U.S. Air Force plans to build dedicated B-52 bomber facilities at Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal in the Northern Territory, much to the annoyance of Beijing.During a press conference with reporters that day, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian said the move of U.S. long-range bombers to Australia “may trigger an arms race in the region.”

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