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The Australian Joint Integrated Air and Missile Defence System is a group of systems and procurement projects that will aim to defend Australia against air and missile attacks from a would-be adversary.

AIR6502 Phase 1 - Medium Range Ground Based Air Defence (MRGBAD)
The Government issued a request for proposals for MRGBAD in 2021, and it received first pass approval in August 2023.

The aim of MRGBAD is to create a medium-range air defence capability within the Joint Air Battle Management System (JABMS) that will have the ability to engage targets out of range of the SHORAD capability.

American-Israeli David's Sling bid
In 2023, a joint American-Israeli bid was put forth for the MRGBAD system. The bid was for the David's Sling system. David's Sling has a range of 200-300km range, and is manufactured by Israeli state-owned company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems. The system proved useful during the 2024 Iranian attack on Israel, wherein the multi-tiered system (much like the Australian system intends to be), shot down more than 140 Iranian hypersonic and supersonic ballistic and cruise missiles.