Australia to send missiles to UAE, deploy military surveillance aircraft
The Hindu
Australia will deploy a surveillance aircraft and missiles to the UAE for defence, but no ground troops in Iran.
Australia will deploy a military surveillance aircraft to the Middle East and send missiles to the United Arab Emirates, but will not put troops on the ground in Iran, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday (March 10, 2026).
Australia’s military support would help the Gulf countries defend themselves against unprovoked attacks from Iran, Mr. Albanese said, stressing Australia was “not a protagonist”.
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“Our involvement is purely defensive,” Mr. Albanese told reporters. “And it’s in defence of Australians who are in the region as well as in defence of our friends in the United Arab Emirates.”
Mr. Albanese said Australia would deploy one of its Boeing-manufactured E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control system aircraft for an initial four weeks to protect the airspace above the Gulf countries.
Advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles would be provided to the United Arab Emirates, following a phone call with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he added.
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