India, March 10 -- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced Tuesday that Australia will dispatch a Boeing E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft to patrol Gulf airspace for four weeks and supply advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates. The moves aim to shield UAE skies from Iranian attacks without committing ground troops to Iran. Australia positions its involvement as purely defensive support for regional allies and the 115,000 citizens present when war erupted 11 days ago.

Why Does Australia Deploy E-7A Wedgetail to UAE Airspace Now The E-7A provides airborne early warning and control critical for detecting incoming drones and missiles. Albanese stressed the deployment protects UAE airspace above Gulf count...