Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Richard Marles, introduced the bundle in a single day throughout a quick go to to Ukraine.
“Australia stays dedicated to supporting Ukraine to resolve the battle on its phrases,” Marles stated.
”I’m happy to announce a further $100 million of army help, together with world main drone know-how, with the assist of native Australian defence trade.
“Australia can be offering essential air-to-ground precision munitions and brief vary air defence programs.”
The Albanese Authorities’s assist bundle for the war-torn nation contains $50 million in army help, which incorporates $30 million in direction of uncrewed aerial programs and one other $15 million for different excessive precedence tools, similar to fight helmets, inflexible hull inflatable boats, boots, fireplace masks and turbines.
The opposite $50 million is earmarked for brief vary air defence programs and the supply of air-to-ground precision munitions.
The brand new bundle takes Australia’s army help to $880 million for the reason that begin of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and it brings Australia’s total assist for Ukraine to greater than $1 billion.
Throughout his go to, Marles met with the Prime Minister of Ukraine, Denys Shmyhal in addition to the nation’s Deputy Minister of Defence and watched the Ukraine armed forces perform coaching drills.
Marles reiterated Australia’s dedication to the multinational program to coach Ukrainian Armed Forces personnel in the UK, by means of Operation Kudu.
“Ukraine and its folks have endured greater than two years of Russia’s full-scale invasion however their spirit stays robust,” Marles stated.
“This was reaffirmed throughout my assembly with Prime Minister Shmyhal.
Earlier Marles visited Poland and met his counterpart, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence, Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz.
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They’re stated to have mentioned the worldwide implications of the battle in Ukraine, together with Russia’s flagrant breach of the UN Constitution.
Marles thanked the Polish authorities for its assist of the current six-month deployment of a Royal Australian Air Pressure E-7A Wedgetail surveillance aircraft.
The plane is known to have helped defend a significant gateway of worldwide humanitarian and army help to Ukraine.
“Australia is proud to be working with our companions, together with Poland, to assist Ukraine’s self-defence,” Marles stated.