New Aukus drone tech to protect critical undersea cables as Marles warns: ‘seabed is a battlefield’
Australia’s defence minister, Richard Marles, has said the “seabed is a battlefield” in a combative speech urging Beijing to be more transparent about its maritime operations, and taking aim at weak international controls over so-called “shadow-fleet” vessels. The warning came as the U.S., UK and Australia announced a new Aukus project to develop new underwater drone technology to…
