Australia will send a military surveillance aircraft and missiles to the United Arab Emirates to bolster defense against potential Iranian threats, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced. The deployment includes a Boeing E-7A Wedgetail aircraft for four weeks, with the aim of protecting Gulf airspace. Albanese emphasized that Australia’s involvement is strictly defensive and does not involve ground troops in Iran, as approximately 115,000 Australians were in the region amid escalating conflict.
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