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Australia to Deploy Surveillance Aircraft to UAE
Australia sends an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft, 85 personnel, and advanced missiles to support Gulf states' defense against over 1,500 Iranian attacks, protecting tens of thousands of Australians.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday Australia will deploy an E-7A Wedgetail, missiles, and about 85 personnel for four weeks at the UAE's request.
- Amid escalating Iranian strikes, Iran has launched missiles and drones across the region, with 115,000 Australians in the Middle East including 24,000 in the UAE, creating consular strain.
- Operational history indicates the E-7A Wedgetail can monitor over four million square kilometres, track airborne and maritime targets, refuel in flight, and has prior deployments in Europe.
- Officials say the deployment aims to help secure airspace and support stranded Australians' return, with more than 2,600 Australians already returned on commercial flights and crisis response teams providing support.
- The government countered with Albanese saying 'My government has been clear that we're not taking offensive action against Iran, and we've been clear that we are not deploying Australian troops on the ground in Iran', while Greens Senator David Shoebridge urged 'call for an end to the war, withdraw support and stop all military engagement'.
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Australia to deploy long-range reconnaissance plane to Gulf
Australia will deploy a long-range military reconnaissance plane to the Gulf to protect civilians, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Tuesday. An E-7A Wedgetail aircraft and supporting defence force personnel will be sent for an initial period of four weeks to help "protect and secure the airspace above the Gulf", Albanese told a news conference. Australia also plans to provide advanced, medium-range air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emir…
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Australia Sending Spy Plane, Missiles to Support Gulf anti-Iran Operations
Australia responded to a call for help from the United Arab Emirates as it faces bombardment from Iranian drones, despatching a sophisticated Royal Australian Air Force E-7A Wedgetail spy plane and air-to-air missiles to the region.
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