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A?st??li?n ??v??nm?nt will ???vi?? 30 ???iti?n?l B?s?m?st?? P??t?ct?? M??ilit? V??icl?s t? Uk??in?, ??m?nst??tin? ??? ?n??in? c?mmitm?nt t? t??i? ????nc? ???inst R?ssi?’s ?????ssi?n. T?? c?nt?i??ti?n ?x??n?s ?n A?st??li?’s ???vi??s c?mmitm?nt ?? 90 ???t?ct?? m??ilit? v??icl?s, t?kin? A?st??li?’s ???visi?n ?? B?s?m?st??s t? Uk??in? t? 120. T?is t?k?s A?st??li?’s t?t?l milit??? ?ssist?nc? ???vi??? t? ?v?? $710 milli?n ?n? A?st??li?’s ?v???ll ?ssist?nc? t? Uk??in? t? ?????xim?t?l? $890 milli?n. T?is ?nn??nc?m?nt ??ll?ws t?? ??c?nt ?i?tin? ?? 70 ?ss??t?? ?i??l? c????l? milit??? v??icl?s, ? s???l? ?? c?itic?l 105mm ?mm?niti?n ?n? ? $10 milli?n c?nt?i??ti?n t? t?? Uk??in? H?m?nit??i?n F?n? ?nn??nc?? ?? A?st??li? in l?t? J?n?.
F???i?n Minist?? P?nn? W?n? s?i?: “A?st??li?n B?s?m?st??s ??v? ???n ?s?? ?xt?nsiv?l? ?? t?? Uk??ini?n A?m?? F??c?s ?n? ??? ???iti?n?l c?nt?i??ti?n ?? 30 v??icl?s will ??lst?? Uk??in?’s c????iliti?s. W? ??? ???vi?in? s?st?in??l? ?n? m??nin???l s?????t t? Uk??in?, incl??in? t?????? ??? ??m?nit??i?n ?ssist?nc? ?n? t?????? ??? ?i?l?m?c?. R?ssi?’s ?tt?ck ?n Uk??in? is ?n ?tt?ck ?n ?s ?ll. It is ?n ?ss??ti?n t??t ? l????? c??nt?? is ?ntitl?? t? s??j???t? ? sm?ll?? n?i??????. W? ???in c?ll ?n R?ssi? t? c??s? its ill???l, imm???l w?? ?n Uk??in?.”
T??l?s B?s?m?st?? ???t?ct?? m??ilit? v??icl?s ???n? ??? Uk??in? w?it t? ?? l????? ?nt? ? C-17A Gl???m?st?? III ?i?c???t ?t RAAF B?s? Am???l??.
T??l?s B?s?m?st?? ???t?ct?? m??ilit? v??icl?s ???n? ??? Uk??in? w?it t? ?? l????? ?nt? ? C-17A Gl???m?st?? III ?i?c???t ?t RAAF B?s? Am???l??. (P??t? ?? A?st??li?n G?v??nm?nt D????tm?nt ?? D???nc?)
D???t? P?im? Minist??, t?? H?n. Ric???? M??l?s MP s?i?: “F??m t?? st??t ?? t?is inv?si?n, A?st??li? ??s st??? ?? Uk??in? in t?? ??c? ?? R?ssi?’s ?????ssi?n, w?ic? is ? ???ss vi?l?ti?n ?? int??n?ti?n?l l?w. T?? ?i?tin? ?? ???t??? milit??? s?????t is ? t?n?i?l? si?n ?? ??? n?ti?n’s ?n??in? c?mmitm?nt t? Uk??in? ?n? t?? ??l?s-??s?? int??n?ti?n?l ?????. W? c?ll ?n R?ssi? t? ?n? t? t?is ????llin? w?? s? ???c? c?n ?? ??st???? ?s ??ickl? ?s ??ssi?l?.”
P?im? Minist??, t?? H?n. Ant??n? Al??n?s? MP s?i? : “I ?m ?l??s?? t? ??v? m?t P??si??nt Z?l?nsk?? ???in t???? ?n? t? in???m ?im ?? A?st??li?’s ??cisi?n t? ?i?t 30 ???iti?n?l B?s?m?st??s t? Uk??in?. A?st??li? ??m?ins st?????st in its c?mmitm?nt t? s?????t Uk??in?. W? ??? ????? t? ???vi?? ???iti?n?l B?s?m?st?? v??icl?s t? ?ssist t?? ???v? m?n ?n? w?m?n ?i??tin? ??? t??i? ??m? ?n? t??i? n?ti?n’s s?v???i?nt?. R?ssi? ?nil?t???ll? l??nc??? t?is ill???l ?n? imm???l inv?si?n ?n? s???l? wit????w its t????s ?n? ?n? t?? c?n?lict imm??i?t?l?.”
T??l?s B?s?m?st?? ???t?ct?? m??ilit? v??icl?s ???n? ??? Uk??in? w?it t? ?? l????? ?nt? ? C-17A Gl???m?st?? III ?i?c???t ?t RAAF B?s? Am???l??.
T??l?s B?s?m?st?? ???t?ct?? m??ilit? v??icl?s ???n? ??? Uk??in? w?it t? ?? l????? ?nt? ? C-17A Gl???m?st?? III ?i?c???t ?t RAAF B?s? Am???l??. (P??t? ?? A?st??li?n G?v??nm?nt D????tm?nt ?? D???nc?)
T?is ?ls? ??il?s ?n t?? G?v??nm?nt’s c?mmitm?nt ???li?? t?is w??k t? ???l?? ? R???l A?st??li?n Ai? F??c? E-7A W????t?il ?i?c???t t? G??m?n? ??? ?????xim?t?l? six m?nt?s ???m Oct???? t? ??l? ???t?ct ? ??t?w?? ?? int??n?ti?n?l ??m?nit??i?n ?n? milit??? ?ssist?nc? t? Uk??in?. T?is ???l??m?nt incl???s ?? t? 100 c??w ?n? s?????t ???s?nn?l. T?? ?i?c???t will ???vi?? ???l? w??nin? in t?? ?v?nt ?? ?n? t????ts ??tsi?? ?? Uk??in? ???inst t?? ??t?w?? ??? ??m?nit??i?n ?n? milit??? ?ssist?nc?. Al?n? wit? int??n?ti?n?l ???tn??s, A?st??li? c?ntin??s t? l??k ??? ???ctic?l w??s t? ?ssist t?? Uk??in? G?v??nm?nt ?n? ????l? ?n? ??l? ??in? ????t ? ???i? c?ncl?si?n t? t?? imm???l ?n? ?n???v?k?? inv?si?n ?? R?ssi?.
T?? B?s?m?st?? P??t?ct?? M??ilit? V??icl? ?? In??nt?? M??ilit? V??icl? is ?n A?st??li?n-??ilt ????-w???l ??iv? ??m????? v??icl?. T?? B?s?m?st?? w?s ??im??il? ??si?n?? ?? t?? t??n ??v??nm?nt-?wn?? A?st??li?n D???nc? In??st?i?s (ADI), ?n? is c????ntl? ?????c?? ?? T??l?s A?st??li? ??ll?wіп? t??i? ?c??isiti?n ?? ADI. T?? B?s?m?st?? is c????ntl? in s??vic? wit? t?? A?st??li?n A?m?, R???l A?st??li?n Ai? F??c?, R???l N?t???l?n?s A?m?, B?itis? A?m?, J???n G???n? S?l? D???ns? F??c?, In??n?si?n A?m?, Fiji In??nt?? R??im?nt, J?m?ic? D???nc? F??c?, N?w Z??l?n? A?m? ?n? t?? A?m?? F??c?s ?? Uk??in?. In M?? 2023, t?? A?st??li?n ??v??nm?nt ?l?c?? ? A$160 milli?n ????? ??? 78 B?s?m?st??s t? ???l?c? t?? B?s?m?st??s ?i?t?? ?? A?st??li? t? Uk??in?, ?n? t? k??? t?? B?s?m?st?? ?????cti?n lin? ???n.
T??l?s B?s?m?st?? ???t?ct?? m??ilit? v??icl?s ???n? ??? Uk??in? w?it t? ?? l????? ?nt? ? C-17A Gl???m?st?? III ?i?c???t ?t RAAF B?s? Am???l??.
T??l?s B?s?m?st?? ???t?ct?? m??ilit? v??icl?s ???n? ??? Uk??in? w?it t? ?? l????? ?nt? ? C-17A Gl???m?st?? III ?i?c???t ?t RAAF B?s? Am???l??. (P??t? ?? A?st??li?n G?v??nm?nt D????tm?nt ?? D???nc?)