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INTERVIEW: Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy on plans for a missile industry artwork

INTERVIEW: Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy on plans for a missile industry

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Australia is stepping into a new phase of its military evolution, producing a type of high-precision, sniper-like missile on home soil for the first time. Along with the United States, it is now one of the only nations manufacturing these guided weapons. Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy tells Cameron Carr why the federal government believes a sovereign missile industry is so important.

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