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Australia Sends Surveillance Aircraft and Missiles to UAE Amid Iran Conflict. Australia will deploy a military surveillance aircraft to the Middle East and send air-to-air missiles to the United Arab Emirates, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced. Albanese emphasized that Australia will not send troops into Iran and described the country’s role as strictly defensive. The deployment includes an E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control aircraft, which will monitor airspace over Gulf nations for an initial four-week period. Australia will also supply advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles to help the United Arab Emirates strengthen its air defenses. According to Albanese, the support is intended to protect Australians in the region and assist allied partners facing attacks linked to Iran. The conflict has already disrupted global energy routes, effectively closing the Strait of Hormuz, a key passage for roughly one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. More than 2,600 Australians have returned home since the fighting began, as tensions across the region continue to rise.
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