Australia signs USD 1 bn defence deal with South Korea

Canberra [Australia], December 13 (ANI/Sputnik): Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and South Korean President Moon Jae-in have signed a USD 1 billion defence deal, dubbed as the Hanwha Howitzer contract, to build an armoured vehicle centre for excellence in Geelong, a port city in the country's South.

"[South Korea and Australia] are also important security partners, as we have just witnessed with the Hanwha Howitz