The first Australian-made Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles have been successfully test-fired at the Woomera Test Range in South Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The successful firing expands the long-range strike capability of the Australian Army and demonstrates the Albanese Government\u2019s commitment to building the nation\u2019s sovereign defence industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The surface-to-surface missile is capable of precisely striking targets beyond traditional artillery range. It is launched from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) that has been acquired under the Australian Army\u2019s long-range fires program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Importantly, Australian-made GMLRS missiles will provide a pathway for future long\u2011range fires munitions \u2013 such as the Precision Strike Missile and hypersonic weapons \u2013 to be locally manufactured. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This test-firing follows the December 2025 opening of a new dedicated facility at Port Wakefield, South Australia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australian suppliers will be progressively introduced into the GMLRS supply chain thanks to the Albanese Government\u2019s $320 million commitment to uplift local companies to manufacture GMLRS components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is the third live-fire conducted by Australian HIMARS since their delivery in March 2025, demonstrating the accelerated delivery and training systems in place to achieve initial operational capability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Minister for Defence Industry, Pat Conroy:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMaking missiles in Australia is central to Australia\u2019s national defence resilience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAustralia is now the only country outside the United States to make the GMLRS missile, providing opportunities for Australian industry to enter into global supply chains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis successful test-firing is a major milestone for Australia\u2019s sovereign guided weapons capability, demonstrating concrete progress in strengthening our national self\u2011reliance and delivering a defence future made in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The first Australian-made Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missiles have been successfully test-fired at the Woomera Test Range in South Australia. The successful firing expands the long-range strike capability of the Australian Army and demonstrates the Albanese Government\u2019s commitment to building the nation\u2019s sovereign defence industry. The surface-to-surface missile is capable of precisely striking … Continue reading “First Australian-made missiles test-fired”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-38420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38421,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/38420\/revisions\/38421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=38420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=38420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}