Australia’s guided weapons and munitions effort makes progress, but risks remain
Australia's GWEO represents a concrete institutional commitment to domestic industrial capacity in munitions and guided weapons, directly addressing strategic decoupling and reducing reliance on external supply chains during conflict. With A$26–36 billion allocated and four major industrial partners (Kongsberg, Thales, Lockheed, Raytheon) plus local enterprises engaged, the programme strengthens Pillar 3 (Industrial Base) and Pillar 5 (Decoupling), critical vulnerabilities exposed by Ukraine's ammunition crisis and potential China-driven regional disruption.
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