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Australian Weapons Manufacturing Complex AWMC
New South Wales or Victoria, Australia
GMLRS rounds will be manufactured at the AWMC
Site information
Type	Missile production facility
Owner	Department of Defence
Operator	Lockheed Martin
Site history
Built	Planned (operational by 2029)

The Australian Weapons Manufacturing Complex (AWMC) is a missile production facility planned to be operational by 2029 either in the state of Victoria or New South Wales. The facility will be owned by the Department of Defence in partnership with Lockheed Martin Australia. The AWMC forms a key part of Australia's Guided Weapons and Explosive Ordnance Plan (GWEO), which with other facilities such as Kongsberg Missile Factory – Australia, aims to build a sovereign missile production capability.

The AWMC will manufacture the GMLRS family of missiles, which Australia operates through its M142 HIMARS systems. The facility, when operational, will make more than a quarter of the world's GMLRS missiles each year.

Background

Background

Potential locations

A number of potential locations have been identified for the AWMC. These are:^[1]

• Benalla, Victoria – co-located with a Thales bomb factory;
• Mulwala, New South Wales – co-located with a Thales bomb factory;
• Newcastle, New South Wales – co-located with Kongsberg Missile Factory – Australia which will produce Naval Strike Missile and Joint Strike Missile.

Production

The facility will solely produce the GMLRS family of M142 HIMARS and M270 MLRS-capable munitions.