DroneShield chief executive Oleg Vornik says the recent spectacular Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s strategic bomber fleet has underscored how asymmetric warfare is a new battlefield. The ASX-listed company has announced its biggest single order yet – a $62 million contract for Australian-made counter-drone equipment destined for deployment within a European defence program. He says the rise of drone warfare is a lesson for military planners, who need to understand security no longer ends at a country’s national borders. At a time when Australia’s involvement in the trilateral AUKUS submarine program has been questioned, Mr Vornik says it’s important Australia seeks to be a part of a global coalition of democracies amid geopolitical turbulence. He also told The Business DroneShield is already participating in the AUKUS program to the extent that it is involved in protecting submarine yards in the US and UK from drone incursions.
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