New drones for Australia
Tritons can fly further and higher.
Australia invests in unmanned spy drones to fly over South China Sea
(CNN) — Australia is spending billions on unmanned American spy drones that will be able to fly higher and further than its manned aircraft, to beef up its surveillance operations in areas that include the disputed South China Sea.
On Tuesday Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said his government was investing $6 billion to acquire six MQ-4C Tritons, remotely piloted aircraft, from US defense contractor Northrop Grumman, “through a cooperative program with the United States Navy.”
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