Is it fair to suggest that the technology and capabilities of drone systems are expanding ,so that ordering current developments in this area may become dated ,and that the A.D.F through D.S.T.O or the current body should identify what is feasible going forward and meets A.D.F needs .?
Sometimes technology and it's implemention gets the jump on us.
The "drone thing " is one of those challenges.
I think the ADF needs to BOTH look to the future and also aquire anti Drone defences today.
Acknowledge the later will he outdated fairly quickly ,but accept it will provide immediate capability that long term R and.D will not.
I feel this will be a fast moving realm going forward with an ebb and flow of offensive and defensive systems each trying to get the upper hand.
A fast moving space that may not accommodate long terms habits of taking a long long time to " get it right ".
Either way it will be an expensive exercise.
The reality is that's the military dynamic we will have to work with.
Military commitments could be but a week away. Stuff happens when you don't expect it.
We need this asap
Cheers S