Toward Programme
Army unit experimenting with small drones for ‘tailored cyber effects’
Why it matters
Australia is developing integrated cyber-electronic warfare drone capabilities within its cyber battalions, strengthening asymmetric and defensive posture against peer-state cyber operations. This represents concrete progress in the industrial base and defence innovation pathway, supporting Pillar 3 (Industrial Base) and Pillar 7 (Alliance capability modernisation).
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