A multi-billion-dollar project to build high-tech army vehicles will be slashed by more than two-thirds as part of a dramatic realignment of Australia's military that will fast-track the purchase of land-based missiles to deter rising regional threats.
The federal government has confirmed its long-awaited response to the Defence Strategic Review (DSR) will include reducing the number of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) from 450 to 129 and cancelling a planned second regiment of self-propelled Howitzers.
