Australia’s 3rd Brigade modernization includes adopting aerial drones for logistics/surveillance/attack and introducing unmanned ground vehicles, including minefield-breaching variants that drag explosive line charges to clear lanes. While much of the article covers routine platform recapitalization (Abrams, AS9 SPH, Redback), the notable battlefield-relevant innovation is the planned integration of unmanned systems into sustainment and breaching tasks at brigade scale.
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Australian 3rd Brigade adopts drone/UGV logistics and mine-clearing UGV variants
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- Defense News · https://www.defensenews.com/global/asia-pacific/2026/06/29/as-one-australian-army-brigade-bulks-up-with-armor-its-fuel-and-ammo-needs-spike/As one Australian Army brigade bulks up with armor, its fuel and ammo needs spike