Australia spends over $8 billion in four years on US-made weapons

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) analysis, released on Thursday, found that from 2012-13 through 2016-17, $8.01 billion were spent by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on US Foreign Military Sales (FMS).

By: IANS | Canberra | Published: December 28, 2017 9:12 am

Australia spends over bn in four years on US-made weapons

Australian government has spent more than billion on weapons and military equipment from the US in the past four years.(In Picture: Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull)

The Australian government has spent more than $8 billion on weapons and military equipment from the US in the past four years, a report has found. More than half of the money was spent on Information Technology (IT), telecommunication, broadcasting, engineering and research contracts, Xinhua news agency reported.

The Australian National Audit Office (ANAO) analysis, released on Thursday, found that from 2012-13 through 2016-17, $8.01 billion were spent by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) on US Foreign Military Sales (FMS). The sales were administered by the US Department of Defence which has responsibility over the transfer of American equipment and weapons.