Australia to send missiles to UAE, surveillance plane to help Gulf defence
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In March 2026, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced that Australia would deploy military assets to the Gulf region in response to escalating conflict with Iran. Australia will send an E7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft and supporting personnel to protect airspace over the Gulf for four weeks, assisting with regional self-defense. Additionally, Australia will send advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates. Albanese cited the large Australian population in the Middle East, including 24,000 in the UAE, as a key reason for the deployment, emphasizing that it is for defensive purposes only and that no troops will be deployed to Iran. Since the conflict began, approximately 2,600 Australians have left the Middle East.
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