U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marines and U.K. Airmen with RAF Brize Norton prepare to load an Australian Strike Master Coastal Defense System inside an Airbus A400M Atlas in Trondheim, Norway, Aug. 28, 2026, during Atlantic City 26. The operation is a Norwegian-led trilateral readiness initiative with the United Kingdom and United States, designed to develop and demonstrate expeditionary advanced base capabilities and validate combined fires, maritime domain awareness, and sea denial to reinforce the security and stability of the High North. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kedrick Schumacher)

Aussie StrikeMaster lives (overseas)

02/09/2026 Posted by Brian Hartigan 23 Views 0 Comments StrikeMaster

Once upon a time, the Aussie Bushmaster was paired with a missile launch system and entered in competition to fulfil the ADF’s desire for long-range artillery rocket launchers – and lost out to HIMARS.

But, apparently, that wasn’t the end of the concept.

Recent photos published by the US Military show the StrikeMaster is alive and well on exercise in the ‘High North’.

The above photo, taken in Norway, is captioned….

U.S. Marines with 1st Battalion, 10th Marines and U.K. Airmen with RAF Brize Norton prepare to load an Australian Strike Master Coastal Defense System inside an Airbus A400M Atlas in Trondheim, Norway, Aug. 28, 2026, during Atlantic City 26. The operation is a Norwegian-led trilateral readiness initiative with the United Kingdom and United States, designed to develop and demonstrate expeditionary advanced base capabilities and validate combined fires, maritime domain awareness, and sea denial to reinforce the security and stability of the High North. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Kedrick Schumacher)