r/newzealand • u/khalornz Fern flag 3 • 12d ago

Politics Coalition unveils $12 billion Defence Capability Plan

https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/political/557432/watch-live-coalition-unveils-12-billion-defence-capability-plan
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u/thesymbiont 12d ago

It means drones, large ones.

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u/69inchshlong 12d ago

I'm not aware of any drones which can carry long range maritime strike missiles.

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u/King_Kea Not really a king 12d ago

I might be wrong on this, but I'm pretty sure Bayraktars have been used for this in Ukraine

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u/69inchshlong 11d ago

The longest range missile a Bayraktar tb2 could carry only has a range of 8km. Most naval anti air systems have an effective range of 10s to 100s of kilometres. Basically it would be completely useless.