"I am not sure that we are cheaper than [General Atomics] but we are more flexible in the different payloads we can operate," Ron Tryfus, IAI senior vice-president for future growth, said.
Defence drone plans up in the air A critical RAAF national security program has been left high in the air by budget cuts in the US military.
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Subscriber only Australia s plans for advanced 24hr coastline surveillance using drone aircraft has stalled before takeoff with proposed US Government s defence cuts indirectly pausing the RAAF s critical acquisition. And by the time Australia actually does get its fleet of MQ-4C Triton long-range high-altitude unmanned aircraft, they might already require upgrade retrofitting and be rendered an orphan fleet with no US backing. Prime Minister Scott Morrison described Australia as being in its most challenging time strategically since the 1930s when he announced a multi-billion dollar spend to boost national defences in the face of a regionally menacing China.