The RAAF carried out its first ever firing of Australia’s new high tech anti-ship missiles at the same time as a Chinese naval taskforce conducted exercises off the Australian Coast last month. The coincidence has emerged after Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy confirmed to 7NEWS that the lethal Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is now deployed. On February 28, two missiles were fired from F/A-18F Super Hornets in Air Force’s No.1 Squadron. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Both struck the chosen target, a remotely-controlled vessel positioned off the US west coast. The Super Hornets were participating in…
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