Australia Now Becomes First Country Outside U.S. to Fire Domestically Made GMLRS Missiles

Australia Now Becomes First Country Outside U.S. to Fire Domestically Made GMLRS Missiles

Australia has become the only country outside the United States to build the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), the precision rocket fired by the HIMARS launchers that proved themselves in Ukraine. In April, its army test-fired the first rounds made on Australian soil, a genuine milestone for a country trying to build its own missile industry rather than buy everything from overseas. There are two catches, and both matter. The rockets…