Canberra has emphasized the need for more production in Australia not just for the financial benefits, but for the strategic reality that supply lines off the island nation would likely be the first target in a conflict.
Lockheed Martin Australia announced a $74 million AUD facility that will be modeled to some degree on its Lighthouse facility in Virginia, where it runs modeling and simulations, as well as wargames.
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