Military personnel told to ‘close the blinds’ after 147 drone breaches reported at ADF bases in one year - 7NEWS

The breach rate exposes a significant gap in ADF air-defence and base-security posture against unmanned platforms, a capability China and proxies are known to deploy for reconnaissance and harassment. Vulnerability to drone penetration reduces operational security, increases risk of kinetic surprise, and signals to adversaries that low-cost unmanned systems can defeat Australian perimeter controls.