Sydney – Australia will spend 747 million Australian dollars ($580 million) to upgrade four military bases in its north and expand war games with the United States, Prime Minister Scott Morrison will say on Wednesday.
An airstrip in the Northern Territory will be lengthened to support larger aircraft, firing ranges overhauled and new training facilities set up for defense personnel and U.S. Marines, according to extracts of the announcement seen by Reuters.
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