Australia will send a high-tech spy plane and about 85 military personnel, along with medium-range missiles, to the Middle East to help defend civilian infrastructure against Iranian attacks.

Gulf nations, including the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, have been bombarded with Iranian missiles and drones since the US and Israel launched attacks 10 days ago.

On Tuesday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced plans to send an E-7A Wedgetail aircraft and advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to the region, saying they would help protect about 115,000 Australians still in the Middle East.

“We’re not taking offensive action against Iran, and we’ve been clear that we are not deploying Australian troops on the ground in Iran,” he said in Canberra.

Defence Minister Richard Marles said there would be about 85 military personnel on board the Wedgetail plane, which will initially be deployed for four weeks.

The aircraft is one of the world’s most sophisticated spy planes, helping with surveillance, communications and early warning against attacks. It has previously been deployed to Europe to help Ukrainian forces in their war against Russia.

https://www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/world/middle-east-news/2026/03/10/australia-raaf-plane-middle-east

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THE PLANE WILL HAVE TO WORK FOUR TIMES AS HARD, TO REPLACE THE FOUR SPY-PLANES THE US HAS LOST....

"DON'T MENTION THE WAR...." UNTIL THE PLANE IS BOMBED ONCE ON THE GROUND FOR REFUELLING... THEN WE MIGHT MENTION THE WAR... THAT IS ONLY AN EXCURSION FOR ONE DEMENTED US PRESIDENT....

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