Canada and Australia will develop new military radar system in the Arctic

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Canada and Australia are planning to jointly develop a new military radar system in the Arctic amid a global surge of interest in the region, according to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who warned that Canada’s “adversaries are increasingly emboldened.”

“Our government will be working with our longstanding defense and security partners, Australia, to build a new long range over-the-horizon military radar system,” Carney told reporters in Iqaluit, Nunavut at a press conference on Tuesday.

“This is an investment of more than $6 billion in the most advanced and efficient radar system,” Carney continued, adding that the new installation “will…