The ability of Australia’s special forces to rapidly and covertly deal with security threats in the Indo-Pacific will be boosted with new hi-tech equipment, including drones, weapons and communications systems, under a $3 billion, 20-year program to cement their position as the region’s most potent fighting force, Ben Packham reports on The Australian.
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| Special Operations Task Groups Long Range Patrol Vehicles drive in convoy across one of Afghanistan's desert, or 'dasht' regions (Picture source: Leading Seaman Paul Berry, 1st Joint Public Affairs Unit, Australian Defence Force) |