March 18, 20251 yr Australia agrees to sell Canada $6.5b military radar system By Melissa Clarke, ABC News (Australia) It seemed like a pretty standard phone call between Anthony Albanese and new Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney overnight. The official record of the call noted congratulations to Carney and discussion of "current pressures on the global trading system" (ie US tariffs), as well as cooperation on the defence of Ukraine. But there was at least one extra topic that wasn't mentioned in the read-out: the small matter of Canada purchasing a $6.5 billion Australian military radar system. Shortly after the call, Carney headed to Iqaluit in Canada's arctic territory of Nunavut, to announce the big buy. "Today I'm announcing that our government will be working with our long-standing defence and security partner Australia to build a new, long-range, over-the-horizon military radar system." "[It] will enable Canada to detect and respond to both air and maritime threat over our arctic both faster and from further away. It will most fundamentally keep all Canadians safe." The Australian radar system has been described by the Canadians as "the most advanced and efficient radar system" and requiring less land than the American equivalent.
March 19, 20251 yr Author More info: (again ABC -Australia) https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-19/canada-snuck-past-trump-buy-jorn-defence-radar/105069292?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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