The Albanese government will spend $1.7 billion building a fleet of AI-controlled underwater drones over the next five years, while stressing it has nothing to with a demand by the Trump Administration that Australia significantly increases its defence budget

In unveiling details of the Ghost Shark program on Wednesday, Defence Minister Richard Marles said Australia was holding the line against US demands that Australia lifts its defence budget to 3.5 per cent of GDP, up from the current level of just above 2 per cent. Loading...

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