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A senior Australian Defence Force officer has revealed details of how the Royal Australian Air Force deploys Israeli-owned drones for battlefield surveillance and to target anti-government Islamic fighters in Afghanistan.
Wing Commander Jonathan McMullan says Australia is just buying hours on the Heron drones from a Canadian company that in turn leases them from IAI (Israel Aerospace Industries), which is wholly owned by the Israeli government.
While enthusiastically endorsing the Heron s capabilities, Wing Commander McMullan was highly critical of the quality of training provided by Israeli and Canadian instructors to Australian drone crews.
The unarmed Israeli Herons first entered RAAF service in Afghanistan in December 2009.
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