Australia said it would accelerate plans to buy advanced sea mines to protect its maritime routes and ports from 'potential aggressors' amid China's plans to increase its influence in the Pacific region
Printed Chinese and Australian flags are seen in this illustration, July 21, 2022. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
The so-called smart sea mines are designed to differentiate between military targets and other types of ships, a defence department spokesperson said in a statement. Though the defence department did not specify any further details, a report in the Sydney Morning Herald newspaper on Monday said Canberra would spend up to A$1 billion to procure the high-tech underwater weapons.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told ABC television he would not "pre-empt those national security issues."
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