3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Jun 22
Summary
$1.75 billion is the value of the first-phase agreement Australia and Canada signed in Canberra to build an Australian-designed over-the-horizon radar system in Canada.
The system will provide early-warning coverage from the Canada-U.S. border into the Arctic, using high-frequency waves bounced off the ionosphere to detect distant objects beyond conventional radar range.
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney chose the Australian system over comparable U.S. technology last year, and BAE Systems Australia will support both governments in developing the Arctic radar.
The pact deepens defense ties between the two Five Eyes partners after Carney's March visit to Australia, and it surpasses Australia's previous record defense export — a $700 million Boxer vehicle deal with Germany.