Australia aimed to have a ground-based missile defence system by the ‘early 2030s’, citing rapid changes in warfare in Ukraine and the Middle East. (EPA Images pic)SYDNEY: Australia is considering purchasing missile interceptors developed for Israel's Iron Dome as it seeks to rapidly build an air defence shield, officials said on Thursday.
Citing rapid changes in warfare seen in Ukraine and the Middle East, defence officials told a parliamentary committee that Australia wanted to have a ground-based missile defence system by the "early 2030s".
Discussions are being held over the availability of the US Patriot missile defence system and interceptor missiles developed by Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems for the Iron Dome, recently used in a new US Marines system and jointly manufactured with US company Raytheon.
