BLUF
Land 156 should deliver comprehensive drone defence post 2030. Backing local companies boosts innovation, ensures data security, and builds industrial strength—minimising risk while growing sovereign capability and exports. Foreign tech often limited by export restrictions.Learning Outcomes
• Technological Literacy — Explains emerging drone defence technologies, their components, and integration needs in the Australian context.
• Strategic Awareness — Highlights how decisions on local defence procurement shape long-term industrial capability and national resilience.
• Innovation — Demonstrates how support for domestic firms fuels defence-sector growth and export readiness.
