Australia Sells Advanced Radar To Canada In $1.8bn Deal

Australia signed a record Aus$2.5 billion ($1.8 billion) deal Monday to export a sophisticated over-the-horizon radar defence system to Canada.

It was the first international sale of Australia’s advanced radar technology, the government said.

“It is far and away the largest defence export that we have ever done,” Defence Minister Richard Marles told a news conference.

“Australia and Canada…