Australia will spend more than $3.5billion to purchase 120 tanks and other armoured vehicles from the United States.
The upgrade could see the Australian Army gain up to 75 Abrams tanks, 29 assault breacher vehicles, 17 joint assault bridge vehicles, and six armoured recovery vehicles.
Defence minister Peter Dutton says the tanks, teamed up with other vehicles, would provide the ADF with critical firepower for land operations.
Australia will spend more than $3.5billion to purchase 120 tanks and other armoured vehicles from the United States (pictured, a US tank during training in Georgia).
Defence minister Peter Dutton (pictured) says the tanks, teamed up with other vehicles, would provide the ADF with critical firepower for land operations.
Armoured vehicles are expected to cost Australia between $30billion and $42billion in the next three decades as China continues to gain a military advantage.
The tanks have been kitted out with an upgraded armour package which claims to provide better protection against improvised explosive devices. »