Australia unveiles its biggest military shakeup in decades, refocusing the armed forces on deterring would-be foes far from its shores
Australia's area of military interest spans the northeast Indian Ocean, through maritime Southeast Asia into the Pacific.
Sketching a future in which Australia would have substantially longer-range strike capability, Defence Minister Richard Marles on Monday said the decades-old territory-focused strategy was "no longer fit for purpose". "Today, for the first time, in 35 years, we are recasting the mission of the Australian Defence Force," Marles said.
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