Australia to invest a further $260m on next-generation military drones


  • World
  • Friday, 09 Feb 2024

FILE PHOTO: A Boeing MQ-28 Ghost Bat fighter-like drone is kept on display at the Australian International Airshow, in Avalon, Australia February 28, 2023. REUTERS/Jamie Freed/File Photo

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will spend an additional A$400 million ($260 million) to manufacture next-generation military drones - one of a number of locally manufactured projects that will create more jobs, its defence industry minister said on Friday.

The MQ-28A Ghost Bat, designed and manufactured in collaboration with an Australian subsidiary of U.S. aircraft manufacturer Boeing, is designed to undertake a wide variety of functions, including combat roles, the government said.

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