Australia to upgrade military bases, expand war games with US
Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison participates in the inaugural Quad leaders meeting with the President of the United States Joe Biden, the Prime Minister of Japan Yoshihide Suga and the Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi in a virtual meeting in Sydney, Saturday, March 13, 2021. Morrison said his first-ever meeting with President Joe Biden as well as the leaders of India and Japan will become an anchor of stability in the Indo-Pacific region. (Dean Lewins/Pool via AP)
SYDNEY: Australia will spend A$747 million to upgrade four military bases in its north and expand war games with the US, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will say today.
An airstrip in the Northern Territory will be lengthened to support larger aircraft, firing ranges overhauled and new training facilities set up for defence personnel and US marines, according to extracts of the announcement seen by Reuters.
An airstrip in the Northern Territory will be lengthened to support larger aircraft, firing ranges overhauled and new training facilities set up for defence personnel and US marines, according to extracts of the announcement seen by Reuters.
kt queries: "... to support larger aircraft" like B-52s? And as for "... US marines ..." will it be only for US marines? What about Indian and Jap marines?
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“Working with the US, our allies and Indo-Pacific neighbours, we will continue to advance Australia’s interests by investing in the Australian Defence Force,” Prime Minister Scott Morrison will say.
“Our focus is on pursuing peace, stability and a free and open Indo-Pacific, with a world order that favours freedom.”
“Our focus is on pursuing peace ..."?
The military upgrades will begin this year and be finished by 2026.
The prime minister’s office did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
The US embassy in Canberra also did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
Australia and the US hold biennial war games, the next of which is scheduled to begin in August.
Typically, more than 30,000 troops participate in the exercises off Australia’s east coast.
One of Australia’s most senior security officials earlier this week said liberal democracies must brace for war.
Home Affairs Department Secretary Mike Pezzullo did not specify the catalyst for his warning but it follows a sharp deterioration in Australia’s relationship with China and a rise in regional tensions over Taiwan.
Relations between Australia and China have worsened since Canberra called for an international inquiry into the origins of the coronavirus, prompting trade reprisals from Beijing.
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton on Sunday said a conflict between China and Taiwan “should not be discounted”.
Australian Defence Minister Peter Dutton on Sunday said a conflict between China and Taiwan “should not be discounted”.
When faced with am aggressive new power that claims extensive seas not far off Australia's backyard, the best way to prevent a real war is to prepare Australia's defensive strength.
ReplyDelete"... extensive seas not far off Australia's backyard ..."?
DeleteC'mon lah Monster, there's exaggeration and there's exaggeration but yours tops all, wakakaka
I'm well aware you are a CCP fanboy.
Deletewe used to believe spratly is far off from bully.
DeleteThe fact is, South East Asia IS Australia's backyard.
DeleteAustralians of an older generation can remember that Darwin was bombed in WWII by Japanese aircraft flying from what is now Indonesia.
Depends too on WHO is that "aggressive new power claims extensive seas not far off Australia's backyard"!
DeleteWasp is an OK.
Otherwise, all bets r off!
Indonesia has officially stated she is NOT involved with 9-dash line territorial claims, so with Indon between Oz and the 9-dash line, tell me more about the "... extensive seas not far off Australia's backyard ..."? wakakaka
DeleteNot involved in 9-Dash line claims is just semantics and splitting hairs.
DeleteThe reality is called Natuna Islands, which belong to Indonesia, but surrounding seas currently coveted by an aggressive militaristic new power.
https://amp.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3125084/south-china-sea-what-does-beijing-want-indonesias-natuna-islands
Indonesia giving up Natuna Regency? Is there a parallel universe map KT is referring to?
DeleteIndonesia giving up Natuna Regency? Is there a parallel universe map KT is referring to?
DeleteWakakakakaka…
DeleteBlurred on everything!
Geography?
Politics?
International relations?
Anything ties with CCP/China/Chinese is black as pot bottom.
Anything related to drmoNcractic fart is gospel!
These r the katak from that fart filled well.
anyone not intended to be xiaodi must get ready to war. roc is ready, me included, n glad to hear oz is behind us.
ReplyDeleteWe have no choice but to support a strong 500 yo Bully presence in the Indo Pacific region, supported by Boomerangs and Spears. There is no other counterbalance to the 5,000 yo Bully who gets more and more belligerent and eksi by the day. From pineapples to barley to lobster to foreign students...and none of the other ASEAN countries can do anything about the Southern Seas now officially made a territory of Hainan, Bullyland.
ReplyDeleteJapan is constitutionally restricted in what it can do militarily. India has its own problems for the forseeable future and NZ is just too damned far away.
In fact 500 yo Bullyland should have a second aircraft carrier base in the Indo Pacific Region. Singapore or Philippines would be nice and sweet...ha ha ha....stick it up 5,000 yo Bullyland nose. I think Du30 is kinda desperate now.
Don't worry yr auntie pommie is putting her crippled legs in too by sending the long delayed carrier, with her namesake, to the SSea.
DeleteWakakakakaka…
Waiting for more 'international' maritime salvage request!
China had sounded out a warning to Australia : " If you continue to treat China as an enemy, China will be your enemy ".
ReplyDeleteAustralia now said it wants to decouple from China.
Every single day, Australia takes a HOSTILE ACTION indicating that it regards China as an enemy country.
Look at these actions from Australia :
* Joining the Quad and Inter-Parliamentary Alliance
* Giving a press conference with Sleepy Joe insinuating that Covid-19 was leaked from a Chinese lab, and wilfully IGNORING a Chinese offer to send Australia all possible data on the outbreak. In fact, right from the very start, ScoMo went onto this berserk attack of China by proposing a new model similar to that of Weapon Inspectors who can enter a country UNINVITED to conduct investigation ! WTF !
He said we need UN-style weapons inspectors marching into China, kicking down the laboratory doors, insisting on the test-tubes and the computers and the Petri dishes.
WTF !!
In spite of hard evidence that the virus had been circulating in various countries MONTHS ahead prior to the first case ever found in Wuhan, ScoMo insists it would be " absolutely nonsense " to suggest the coronavirus started anywhere other than China.
* Calling China an " unreliable trade partner " after Australia got practically its ENTIRE economic rise and its enjoyment of the high life thanks to China's need of ore and other Australian products.
* Constantly running its very loud mouth to condemn China for putting an end to the riots in Hong Kong
* Hosting US Hypersonic Missiles Intended to Intimidate China
* Sending warships to participate in America's 'gunboat diplomacy' off the Chinese coast....the white supremacists call this 'supporting freedom of navigation'
* Now "warning" that China's about to attack the fake banana-state of Taiwan and saying Australia should PREPARE.
What The FUCK ?!!
The Australian government, with the enthusiastic support of racist Australians, has been attacking China, lying about China, spying on China, embarrassing China, abusing China, isolating China, for 70 years , WHILE BECOMING ONE OF THE WORLD'S RICHEST COUNTRIES, with money from China.
Now China has had enough. China is not going to enrich you in order for you to attack China.
What is there to complain ?
DeleteChina climbed from a basket case ala' Cultural Revolution, to the World's 2nd largest economy with money from USA.
Now it makes threats against USA.
"money from USA"
DeleteWow!!!
U know what trade means?
Furthermore at a humongous lopsided share of profit.
The iPhone 11 pro max, released in late 2019. The cost of the phone ranges from $1,099 to $1,449 when the actual cost of all the components to make the phone amounts to approximately $490.50.
Assembler Foxconn's gross profit margins are in the single-digit percentage points, while Apple's are about 65%!
So how much is China's share of iPhone profit margin?
Who's robbing who?
Old moneyed mfer, all those money China made r blood, sweat & tear, unlike yr ketuanan freak's free manna.
U better keep clise watch to yr silver spooned heirloom. It wouldn't last long with yr kind of f*cked katak mentality.
Haiya!
ReplyDeleteHave u seen a oz dingo before?
What u r seeing now is exactly how it behaves - loud & fear howling when nobody cares. The moment action starts, it runs with tail at its back!
While all is said and done 500 yo Bully doesn’t claim any territory in Asia, only want to kacau-kacau a bit, unlike 5,000 yo Bullyland, who want to TIPU, BULLY and RAMPAS.
ReplyDelete"want to TIPU, BULLY and RAMPAS"
DeleteProofs?
One-liner statement of lies!
Liken to all those foul gaseous leaking out from all yr body orifices!