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Callum Godde

May funding be with you: 'Stars Wars' drone tech boost

The government will spend up to $7 billion on counter-drone systems under a new program. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian manufacturers of Star Wars-like counter drones are lasering in on a major pay day.

Over the next decade, the Albanese government has committed to spend as much as $7 billion on counter-drone systems under the 2026 Integrated Investment Program.

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