Canberra plans 'lethal' air force
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Australia's government says it is spending up to $450m on cruise missiles to boost its air force.
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The Pentagon has told the White House and Congress that it plans sharp cuts in the Air Force's program for the F/A-22.
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Militants behind the deadly bombing of Australia's Jakarta embassy have a second group poised for attack, Australia's top policeman warned as Canberra said on Saturday all its diplomatic missions would be made bomb-proof.
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Australian security chiefs prepared for a key security meeting to take stock of Thursday's bombing of the Australian embassy in Jakarta, as a top police official warned of a second suicide bomb team operating in Indonesia.
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The Pentagon plans sharp cuts in the Air Force's program for the F/A-22, the most expensive fighter jet in history.
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Australia will equip its Air Force with stealth cruise missiles to maintain military superiority over its neighbours, the Government announced yesterday.
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Australia risks starting a regional arms race with its plans to buy aA$450m (Â£176m) cruise missile system for its fighter aircraft, the Indonesian government warned yesterday.
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Australia is moving toward having the region&#39;s most advanced missile strike capability, but the plan has prompted concerns in a region where the country
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Rapid-response Swat police teams will be on standby for terror threats at Australia&#39;s small rural airports under the Government&#39;s new security plans.
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The Australian government says it has received specific intelligence suggesting an imminent terrorist attack in Indonesia, possibly targeting a Hilton hotel.
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Australia announced plans to acquire long-range cruise missiles that will give its defence force the "most lethal capacity" for air combat in the region.
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The deadly attacks against U.S. forces on Iraqi highways have prompted the Air Force to increase its use of aircraft to carry supplies to American troops on the most dangerous routes.
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Australia plans to spend nearly $300 million on new long-range missiles. The Defense Minister says the missiles, capable of hitting land and sea targets, will be carried on F/A-18 fighter jets and maritime patrol planes.
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The Australian government announced on Thursday a project worth 350-450 million dollars (245-315 million US dollars) to equip air force aircraft with long range missiles capable of destroying land and sea targets.
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Indonesia says Australia has provided a briefing about its decision to arm navy destroyers and fighter jets with missiles capable of hitting targets up to 400 kilometres away.
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An expert on weapons of mass destruction warned Prime Minister John Howard last year against going to war with Iraq, arguing it would make Australia a bigger terrorist target, a press report says.
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Making nuclear power plants crash-proof to an airliner attack by terrorists is impracticable, and it's up to the military to avert such an assault