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Australia demonstrates new hybrid air defense weapon using existing military tech - Interesting Engineering
Why it matters
Australia has demonstrated an operationally relevant air-defence capability that leverages existing military platforms and technology, reducing acquisition risk and timeline. This represents incremental but concrete progress in closing Australia's air-defence gap, a known vulnerability in the Indo-Pacific security architecture.
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