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ROD McGUIRK (Associated Press)

Australia and Canada sign a $1.75B deal to build long-range radar in Canada

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Australia and Canada signed a $1.75 billion export agreement on Monday to build an Australian-designed long-range radar system in Canada.

Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles and Canadian Secretary of State (Defense Procurement) Stephen Fuhr signed the first phase of a pact to provide early warning radar coverage from the Canada-United States border into the Arctic.

"What this really means is that Australia and Canada are now partners in terms of the future development of the Over-the-Horizon Radar," Marles told reporters at the Australian Parliament House in the capital Canberra.

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