Australia the ‘only advanced military’ which does not have armed drones
Strategic Analysis Australia Director Peter Jennings says Australia is the “only advanced military” which does not have “armed drones”.
There are growing calls for restraint as the world reacts to Iran’s aerial bombardment of Israel.
It is Tehran’s first-ever direct attack on its neighbour.
Israel says more than 300 missiles and drones were fired by Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, but most were intercepted before entering Israeli airspace.
“We are the only advanced military in the world which does not have an armed drone as part of our existing force structure,” Mr Jennings told Sky News host Peta Credlin.
“We’ve used drones for reconnaissance purposes … but not for actually carrying weapons.
“What we see in Israel … is drones are changing the nature of their warfare.”
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