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It said the system had a current range of 300 kilometers (186 miles), which was expected to increase with technological advances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government said it had also signed a contract with Norway-based Kongsberg to buy Naval Strike Missiles for naval destroyers and frigates, which would replace aging Harpoon anti-ship missiles from next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing confidentiality for security and operational reasons, the Australian government, led by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, did not give a cost breakdown of the two systems or say how many of each it was buying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But last year the U.S. State Department approved a potential foreign military sale, saying Australia had requested to buy 20 Lockheed Martin-made HIMARS and related equipment at an estimated cost of $385 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis proposed sale will support the foreign policy and national security objectives of the United States,\u201d the U.S. Defense Department wrote at the time. \u201cAustralia is one of our most important allies in the Western Pacific. 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