‘No evidence’ Australia’s warships have counter drone capacity: Peter McGauran

Bondi Partners Senior Adviser Peter McGauran says Australia should have provided warships to help combat Houthi attacks in the Red Sea but there is “no evidence” any of Australia’s warships have counter drone capacity. “Yes definitely,” Mr McGauran said on whether Australia should have sent warships to the Red Sea to support the US. “I don’t know if we’ve got the capability in all honesty and that says something about our naval capacities because there’s no evidence that any of our warships have a counter drone capacity. “You can not enter that theatre of war unless you are able to repel drones and missiles.” Mr McGauran’s comments come after Australia supported the US and the UK in strikes against Iran backed Houthi rebels who have been disrupting a vital commercial waterway in the Red Sea.