They’re 40 metres wide, can stay in the air for 30 hours, and are set to patrol Australia’s borders — with not a pilot in sight. The Triton drones are coming to Adelaide, reports InDaily’s Liam Mannix.
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DEFENCE PROCUREMENT
Austerity drives cutbacks in military spending, here and abroad
Yesterday’s defence spending cutbacks won’t have much impact from the critical perspective of industry policy.
READ MOREWhat WikiLeaks says about Blue Lantern, a probe into defence exports
US State department cables released by WikiLeaks have provided dramatic revelations, writes freelancer Grahame Bowland.
READ MOREDefence: no longer untouchable, the ADF got mugged
For nearly two decades, Australia’s annual budget has been a bit of a ho-hum experience for Defence. But last night it got raided for the first time in years, says Graeme Dobell.
READ MOREHow creative Defence bureaucrats get the goods on time, every time
Defence procurement is a complicated multibillion dollar business, and as the sad history of projects running late and overbudget proves, a lot of risk is involved. But our Canberra bureaucrats have solved this problem, permanently, writes an anonymous public servant.
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