Defence seeks industry help on sovereign drone drive


David Allen
Reporter

Defence is seeking industry input on building up sovereign drone manufacturing capacity and supply chains, labelling the effort a “national resilience imperative” in the face of evolving military tactics in recent global conflicts like Ukraine.

In an industry consultation paper released this week, the Department of Defence called for private sector submissions on how to best create a Commonwealth-led ecosystem for uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) with local SMEs.

“Global conflicts …

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