Australia invests $400m to build killer drone fleet

Published on February 9, 2024



Australia is investing hundreds of millions of dollars into creating unmanned killer drones to boost the nation’s military capabilities.

Australia will inject hundreds of millions of dollars to build a fleet of AI-controlled killer drones as part of efforts to boost the nation’s military capabilities. On Friday, Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy announced a further $400m to build and develop three new uncrewed drones as part of the federal government’s MQ-28A Ghost Bat program.

The funding injection takes Australia’s total spending on the project to nearly $1bn. Mr Conroy said new boost will be “critical” to give the air force the capabilities it needed to protect Australia’s national interests.

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