US, Australia announce efforts to boost munition production

The U.S. and Australia on Tuesday announced a new collaborative effort to ramp up production of key munitions as the allies strengthen a pact focused on deterring China in the Indo-Pacific.

The countries will work together to manufacture Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems (GMLRS), which fire surface-to-surface rockets, and Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs), which are a type of long-range precision-strike missile, for Australia's acquisition.

Washington and Canberra are expected...