A defence against magpies is a hatband with a slice of supermarket plastic meat tray sticking up in the air. At my golf club, they would start to swoop in, then see this weird periscope and crap themselves mid-air. Don't know if it would be so effective in the trenches against the drones.
Leave the Magies alone; only a small percentage attack humans and only under certain conditions. Aim them at Seagulls, much more of a nuisance -- Seagull Slinger.
Why are you surprised? We have invented tonnes of useful stuff, to name a few; Wi-Fi Technology, Black Box Flight Recorder, Ultrasound, Electronic Pacemaker, Polymer Banknotes, Gardasil, Cochlear Implants.... Mate we are much smarter than you give us credit for..
@@henrylawson430 You Bugger! "Lance Hill's brother-in-law Harold Ling returned from the war and joined him to form a partnership in 1946. Ling became the key figure in expanding the production and marketing of the Hills hoist and seem to have dropped any idea of a possessive apostrophe from the outset."
Is my thinking wrong ? Many years ago Reagan etc Many nations -people worked to break up USSR ., got them out of Poland ,Czech , hungry ,Ukraine ,and treaties made ,and promised Russia nato won’t go any farther? Why the escalation? Why breaking treaties, does the Democrat military complex,need another war ,to cover up how poorly USA is really doing?????
I'm glad someone else has realized this. I've been trying to tell people how insane this is. We're using this war as an active, real-time, real-world, weapons test
Australia has done a lot for Ukraine given our size, GDP, distance and population. 🇦🇺 I'm hoping this will be over soon. I'm devastated at the destruction Ukraine has had to endure.
@@IliyaOsnovikov no it wasn't .. Russia started an unprovoked war of aggression unilaterally. All you have to do to know this is look. Ukraine did not send troops into Russia, only Russia started and executed murder, rape, theft, the killing of innocent men women and children on Ukrainian territory.
@@christinesavage4837 It never was about land. Furthermore for 8 years since 2014 Russia tried to push rebelious regions of Donbass (that already held referendums for independence) back into Ukraine.
But if they DO do something stupid, can you imagine them trying to land troops in, say, the Kimberleys, and a bunch of ADF marked Toyota Hilux's show up with these babies on the back?
@@JustSomeRando1331 The doing something stupid reference might be talking about Taiwan, not sure. Which means that Taiwan definitely needs a bunch of these
@@peterware5173 actually we have treaties with them where they will, we hold a very large part of their spying capability, also the UK is part of the pact as well
As an Australian, I recognise that it is Ukrainians who are sacrificing their lives, fighting so bravely and suffering grief seeing their families being torn apart. Innocent kids growing up without their parents and parents burying their kids after the terrorists target schools, malls and playgrounds. From that perspective, I'm embarassed to receive any thanks from Ukrainians who owe us nothing and I apologise to the Ukrainian people that we're not doing more. Slava Ukraini
@@petermcdonough6383yes, the Russians have devistated the Donbas! Civilian deaths in the Donbas from 2019-2021 were about 25 per year. Russia has killed at least 24 times as many civilians in the Donbas since 2022 than died of combat between 2014 and Jan 2022. Ethnic Russians in Ukraine have borne the brunt of Putin's attack, not only have thousands died, but millions have lost their homes and farms/businesses. This is why ethnic Russians in Ukraine hate Russia so much now.
@@colinscutt5104What does UK have to do with this war, I guess you are still hurting from the slaughter of your 600 royalty in mid 19th century while they tried to take Crimea from Russia.
❤❤❤from all your Aussie pals! We all need to stick together, the dictatorships of Russia, China and North Korea want democracy to fail. Xi has stated "This is the century of China!" He is the greatest threat to all our democracies since Hitler, and he has all the weapons Hitler could only dream of, and will not fail to use them, once he has all his chess pieces in place. Yes, we need to watch each other's backs! We need a southern version of NATO.
These systems are thoroughly tested before leaving Australia. What you might mean to say (or should be saying) is that the Slinger will be “put to the test”, which is different from being tested. Every weapon used by Ukraine is being “put to the test”.
15:51 The point made here is right. I'm glad we in Oz are sending this system, but I thank all other allies for what they send too. We stand together against Putin's invasion. Freedom for Ukraine.
Australia isn’t sending them. The USA bought the Slingers and are being sent to Ukraine thanks to a package in 2023. The Australian government said they wouldn’t be giving packages to Ukraine. The Ukrainians should thank the USA, AGAIN, for sending them some good stuff,
Yeah as a fellow Aussie I've been embarrassed by our lack of resolve to help Ukraine more. And let's put this into context, Ukraine has bought into these systems, it's a commercial arrangement not a donation.
As an Aussie I am impressed by the tech, if it works. But your silly comment embarrasses me. Do you know any history whatsoever? You are rooting for the wrong side, pal.
OMG this is exactly what i have been telling to acquire even in previous videos of this channel ... QUOTE: "suggestion for US/Ukraine 1) Tell google to stop communist style "shadow-blocking" comments helpful to US/Ukraine. (2) Nato conflict means space weaponizing treaties will seize so US must see that aspect too (3) US's awarding govt to 20% shias in 80% sunnis Iraq was mistake but undoing this mistake and getting rid of irani govt will pave way for friendly neighborhood around ukrain and baltic states. (4) heavy use of air-dispersed scatterable mines (russia want to come in .. we dont... so re-mining even as and while russians are clearing that spot) (5) ultra mobile versions of cram/phalanx (6) AI readable hyper spectral imaging of every few yards of change from russian side."
They are our brothers we’ve had each others backs forever just hoping america can break up this demoncratic communist we’re internally fighting with Obama got this started years ago now we’re seeing his fruit of sabotage
Man I fuckin love my country, AUSSIES ON TOP! RAAAGH! I’m proud of my country and I hope we can help build a better world, not just better than communism but with better democracy aswell. I’m glad my country is helping Ukrainian
@@AutumnTheAxalotl Try doing some research into the actual cause of this war, and the fact that NATO scuttled the peace deal that was being negotiated in April 2022 in order to perpetrate the conflict.
As an Australian myself, I'm super proud that Ukraine gets the slinger. I've been stating for ages that shooting down drones with expensive systems is crazy. The slinger is just the weapon they need but they need heaps, 1000's of them for the front lines, city and power plant protection. Coupled to a fast and reliable 4x4, these on mass would be a game changer. 2 billion dollars would purchase 2000 slingers.
@@chezsnailez idk mate, those little wombys can bite some good ankle but who doesn’t shit themselves when a bird is booking it after them making Mr Bolt look like a turtle. Also crocodile Greg and the rest of his mates are some pretty vicious little lizards.
Canada has thrown in a fair bit as well. Also we are housing many many unfortunate refugees. I hope this war is over soon so they can go home and rebuild. It's not like I don't like them, but the housing/renting situation has become very very difficult these last few years.
@@dorianlindberg1662 You can't blame the housing problem on the few Ukrainians that have come to Canada. That problem was there LONG before the Ukrainian/Russian war. You had to almost be a multi-millionaire to rent anything in cities like Toronto and Vancouver. It amazes ( and almost sickens me ) the way people will immediately jump on immigrants for being the cause of any kind of domestic problem. Doesn't matter whether that problem is housing shortage, unemployment, crime rate, over crowding in schools or hospitals, etc., it is the immigrants fault. I even had one person try to tell me they were the cause of inflation. Yes, because they were helping to buy up things such as food and gasoline, so that caused shortages and therefore caused the prices to go up. There NEVER has been a shortage of those items. That person couldn't explain how some business, such as restaurants were having a tough time since the pandemic because NOT ENOUGH people were out shopping. Come on people, use a little common sense before making these wild, untrue statements. This is hurtful gossip and spreads untruths. We all suffer from those effects.
Oh my God, does that mean that the Russian army is being stopped from advancing by Ukrainians that are being forced to the front, the Russian navy is decimated by forced Ukrainians and that the Ukrainian president bought a car in France that he isn't using. It seems it doesn't take much to stop the entire Russian armed forces.
In my mind the programming of the thing goes "Yeah naw mate, cant park your drone there, in my airspace" & then it chucks a VB can at supersonic velocity 😉 Thanks for the amazing contribution Australia! 👍
Makes you wonder why we went for that ridiculous submarine deal with the yanks instead of focusing on developing drone subs. The Indonesians would have been interested in that form of defence also
I completely agree with you. Now if only NATO and the rest of the free world would stop fooling around and get in there and help Ukraine totally defeat Russia wold make a whole lot more sense. We should be going all out to defeat Russia instead of fooling around and only giving Ukraine little bits and pieces at a time.
@@musicandbooklover-p2o Thank you for your reply and you are 100% correct. As much as I love the USA, and I do, (no, I'm not American) I feel they have been totally wrong with their idea of holding back Ukraine by withholding the weapons needed. How frustrating this must be for Ukraine. To know the long range weapons are there that could do Russia some serious damage, and you may already have them, but are not allowed to use them and have to sit back and see your country and its people blown to bits, I think is the utmost level of insanity. I bet Putin has had many laughs over that.
Good one Australia. I'm off to buy a bottle of your wine. Cheers to the 5th and the 7th RAR by the way. Worked with them when they were 5/7. God bless Ukraine.
Don't mess with a country where old men kick venomous snakes that get in their way on their walk to the senior day centre - 'struth, saw it on Ozzy Man...
@@brenohighland3259Putin is friends with Iran, North Korea and now they’re thawing towards the Taliban in Afghanistan. That tells us everything we need to know about him. He’s a man with zero scruples.
Not really, we still haven't seen how this works yet, also Russia still seems to have an unlimited supply of artillery shells and seems to be able to safely keep using glide bombs from a far distance.
@@rainieresguerra6519 China doesn't want their share, they don't want enough - they want everything! Just like Russia , China has visions of their own (alleged) greatness, that their destiny is to get everything that they want and everyone else is nothing and worthless.
We have got your backs as well, might not have the biggest Defence Force, but what we do have is the best, even the CCP PLA(N) are scared of our old ANZAC class frigates because of how good the SONAR and other Sub hunting gear that is fitted to them
Australia our brothers you are an amazing country and one of the brithers of the US. We shall always stand together and protect each other. Much love to Australia. 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇲
lets fucccin gooooo 😊😊😊😊 I was in the army special forces and Australian special forces are super crazy... they jump out of helicopters throwing knives like straight out of a movie
A helicopter where the rotor controls have been replaced with a set of vise grips, and the starter keys have been attached to a kangaroo's desiccated nutsack...
Dagnabbit, y'all still produce those delightful, gorgeous Aussie girls with the sweet accent, right? Absolutely, Слава Україні!, but keep the ladies comin'!
@@AREA_FIFTY_1only thing in Aus off the top of my head that would make me squeal and say is out to kill you would be encountering a crock in the middle of nowhere, those buddy boys can get a bit feisty and dabble in some human for lunch on occasion.
@@Jackmonkey66666hghinnv they can get a lil feisty :P lmao but also gotta consider brown snakes red belly black snakes redback spider white tip spider they scare me haha the Sydney funnel-web' Trap door spiders bull shark and many more :)
@@AREA_FIFTY_1 yeah true actually I live in Victoria so I always forget that disgusting little funnel web goose exists. You don’t even need to know what a funnel web is to know if you saw one in person it’s a dangerous boy, would hate to actually have those things crawling around my state.
What doesn't seem to be mentioned is the fact that the 30mm cannon uses proximity fused shells. These use a radio signal to determine when they are close to a target. When they are close enough they explode, sending shrapnel everywhere. The kill to number of shots ratio is much, much higher with proximity shells.
Are these things going to be used against the "yellow hordes" up north? Small problem- who is going to buy our coal, iron ore, wine etc. We will have to eat Maccas for breakki, lunch and dinner. In the meantime the Russians are already shaking in their boots.
Just keep thinking about how short sighted Putin is. Bro is basically giving all of NATO and it's other allies the ability to field test mass amounts of powerful technology that fits into a modern battle field. Man's war is so futile and its just giving us so much more data.
At the same time he is learning a lot about NATO weapons and have captured many tanks and anti-tank weapons that they will reverse engineer to make better weapons.
@@fred.flintstone4099 Most the weapons we gave them are from like the 90's. We're giving Ukraine for the most part cold war era technology. Little to nothing has really been lost in the terms of any modern technology. Like oh no you have an Abrams tank! Things from the 80's. Learning about American Cold War technology they can just get on the black market anyways since they've been out forever means nothing. We're already 2-3 generations if not more ahead of the tech we're actually giving away.
@@Korvilon Vatniks tend to ignore information like this. They seem to think the M1A1s and other vehicles sent are our latest and greatest when in reality they are not. The Kremlins men are struggling to deal with stuff they would have dealt with in the cold war and that proves how poor they are at warfare and maintaining their systems and equipment. They are perpetually 20 years behind us, its almost like this has been Russia for a large part of their history, trying to catch up to their counterparts in the west. The cold war was the only time I feel we were at least equal adversaries on a military level. At the end of the day the US and our Allies in NATO get to see how the equipment performs in a setting it was designed to perform in, not COIN operations like they have been dealing with since the late 90s.
@@Korvilon Plus for the Abrams they were export models which means they don't even have all the fancy tech that the ones actively serving with the US get, making it that much more pointless to try and reverse engineer it lol.
@@boredatseasure but it’s true to each country you visit. If see NY alone this is also not the USA. Or when u visit just the Octoberfest in Munich that’s not Germany. Unfortunately U have only limited time and or money.
Главная поддержка Украины, это мирные переговоры. А так, вы только продлеваете гибель многих украинцев и разрушение инфраструктуры. Причём только в интересах США
Military innovation is continuous so battle tested products are good for the Australian makers and for the Australian forces who know what works 🇦🇺💛💙🇺🇦
@@BrendanButler-dw1ox F/A18's are way too hard to train for and more importantly need intensive technical support. The value is actually a negative to Ukraine. The Tiger helicopters were going to be a logistical nightmare , not just for Au but Ukr too. The next helicopters to be decommissioned (MRH-90 helicopter fleet) are more likely to be of assistance and the technical support value is there too. BUT they had a recent crash in Australia with a number of crew dying. Their safety is questionable. The F16's are only potentially beneficial because parts and trainers are more plentiful than any other. Hopefully there are some vet rogue pilots who want to give it a crack too. But if I was Ukraine I would have bought the Gripen JAS39 from Sweden - run ways are going to be absolutely critical as one missile can end any launch site. Gripens can be road launched and recovered, F16's can't - they wouldn't last/crash landing on anything but smooth runways.
@@BrendanButler-dw1ox Ukraine requested them before they were scrapped just like the helicopters but for some unknown reason they rejected the request.
I like we invented it, but the fact that we're using it to prop up a NAZI dictatorship which sided with Hitler while my family lost 4 of 5 males fighting NAZIS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THROWING UP!~
@@EvilMrFoo Yeah so many lives lost because Russia doesn’t respect other countries sovereignty. I have respect for any country that helps stop that evil
Smart. Australia will use this donation as a free advert for their Slingers and sell billions of them. From Wikipedia: "The Slinger is designed for low-cost counter-drone interception. Compared to traditional missiles that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars being used against drones costing in the low tens of thousands or less, Slinger has a cost per engagement ranging from $155-$1,550; unit cost is less than $1.55 million."
Australia is trying to get its (contracted by Boeing) AI drones to accompany F-35s down to AUD 2 million per unit. Still in the research phase but the test flights of the prototypes have been highly successful.
Australia is a small country but it will continue to make its contribution to collective defence. A secure military industrial base in countries like Australia is a key advantage; in addition to Australia's unique minerals.
A small country? Australia has the world's largest city, Kalgoorlie-Boulder. It encompasses an area of 95, 575.1 km² and since 1989 stands as the amalgamation of the Town of Kalgoorlie and the Shire of Boulder. Over 30,000 people live in the City.
I have long predicted the need for a system exactly like the Slinger. It should be put onto every armored vehicle and operated by the vehicle commander. It should also have a thermal sensor with 360 degrees coverage to detect drones, missiles, or people and set to alert the commander or automatically fire at incoming threats.
Originally the Slinger was built to deal with Australian magpies who are far more deadly than drones.
Yeah, no kidding, those Maggies are Stukas!
A defence against magpies is a hatband with a slice of supermarket plastic meat tray sticking up in the air. At my golf club, they would start to swoop in, then see this weird periscope and crap themselves mid-air. Don't know if it would be so effective in the trenches against the drones.
There is no possible way the slanga could defeat a magpie, it would be suicide swooped
Leave the Magies alone; only a small percentage attack humans and only under certain conditions. Aim them at Seagulls, much more of a nuisance -- Seagull Slinger.
Believe that!
The problem is - being an Australian innovation - if you miss your target, the projectiles circle around and come back to you.
That's just cost saving... re-usable ammo is the next battle ground
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Yea it's called the slingerange😄
Oh surprising like a boomerang 🪃🪃🪃.!!!
As an Australian I am pleasantly surprised this was developed in Australia. Hats off to those involved.
Why are you surprised? We have invented tonnes of useful stuff, to name a few; Wi-Fi Technology, Black Box Flight Recorder, Ultrasound, Electronic Pacemaker, Polymer Banknotes, Gardasil, Cochlear Implants.... Mate we are much smarter than you give us credit for..
@@kanechapman7187 don’t forget the hills hoist
@@henrylawson430 You Bugger!
"Lance Hill's brother-in-law Harold Ling returned from the war and joined him to form a partnership in 1946. Ling became the key figure in expanding the production and marketing of the Hills hoist and seem to have dropped any idea of a possessive apostrophe from the outset."
Probably had help
Just kidding 😜
@@kanechapman7187
Wi-Fi is a radio signal. Australia did not invent the radio signal
So this "Comes from the Land Down Under,you better run,youbetter take cover".
I come from a gland down under...
@@tigerpjm Im running
😂😊
Can't you hear, can't you hear the thunder?
You better run, you better take cover"
That will be over the heads of many people. Now I cannot get the tune out of my head.
"Slinger" is a very Australian name for a defense system 😂Thank you Australia
My first thought too lol 😆
Slinga would be a cricket player from the 80s mounted on a turret chucking tinnies at things. 😂
"Slinger" is better than "Chucka".
@@Jonno2020 😂😂😂😂
@@Willakhstan "a turret chucking tinnies at things." only the empties.
Dear Australian friends, thank You from Poland :*
You like to support Nazi's in Ukraine being weaponised by the five eyes who are controlled by the globalists?
Not a problem, European Texas (that was a compliment)
Is my thinking wrong ? Many years ago Reagan etc Many nations -people worked to break up USSR ., got them out of Poland ,Czech , hungry ,Ukraine ,and treaties made ,and promised Russia nato won’t go any farther? Why the escalation? Why breaking treaties, does the Democrat military complex,need another war ,to cover up how poorly USA is really doing?????
Lol, we arent even donating it to you.
Eastern Ukraine has become a real-time battlefield weapons systems testing zone.
Yep if not there then somwhere else in the world will be the testing ground for it
I'm glad someone else has realized this. I've been trying to tell people how insane this is. We're using this war as an active, real-time, real-world, weapons test
That’s exactly what it is.
@@nittojoe136 So it's like most wars you say
Every bigger theatre of war is a testing field.
Always has been.
And always will be.
Sadly enough…
Russia "DRONES"!
Australia "BRRRRT!"
I think "BRRRRT!" is taken. Insert emu warcry. And watch the sky for our magpies with Rambo knives
lol no, it will go down to rpg's
@@hedlesshossmanmight have to let the eshays claim this one for their hard work
Australia has done a lot for Ukraine given our size, GDP, distance and population. 🇦🇺 I'm hoping this will be over soon. I'm devastated at the destruction Ukraine has had to endure.
It was Ukraine's choice to have this war.
@@IliyaOsnovikov no it wasn't .. Russia started an unprovoked war of aggression unilaterally. All you have to do to know this is look. Ukraine did not send troops into Russia, only Russia started and executed murder, rape, theft, the killing of innocent men women and children on Ukrainian territory.
@@IliyaOsnovikovof course, obviously every country should just roll over and surrender when big bother neighbour decides they should have your land.
@@christinesavage4837 It never was about land. Furthermore for 8 years since 2014 Russia tried to push rebelious regions of Donbass (that already held referendums for independence) back into Ukraine.
Australia is keenly aware that stopping Putin is the best way to deter China from doing something stupid.
Yeeeaah Right they are setting us up to be destroyed by China and Russia. Our government hates us! You don't think they are setting us up!!????
But if they DO do something stupid, can you imagine them trying to land troops in, say, the Kimberleys, and a bunch of ADF marked Toyota Hilux's show up with these babies on the back?
@@JustSomeRando1331
The doing something stupid reference might be talking about Taiwan, not sure.
Which means that Taiwan definitely needs a bunch of these
More than just Taiwan, the CCP is eyeing off a lot of territory in the south China sea. Vital trade routes run through this area.
This, yes
AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺 IS A GREAT ALLY TO THE US, NATO & EU!!! THANK YOU AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺!!!!
np
YES ! And FDJT
Do you think uncle Siam would come to the rescue if Australia was invaded, well fuck don't think so.
@@peterware5173 actually we have treaties with them where they will, we hold a very large part of their spying capability, also the UK is part of the pact as well
@@peterware5173I honestly think we wouldn't wait a second to help Australia.
Big ups to the Australian homies for supporting Ukraine. 🇬🇧🇦🇺🇺🇦
It shoots knives?
Err?
Your ignorance is astounding, but predictable.
Utter ignorance.
@@kagirion😭
As an Australian, I recognise that it is Ukrainians who are sacrificing their lives, fighting so bravely and suffering grief seeing their families being torn apart. Innocent kids growing up without their parents and parents burying their kids after the terrorists target schools, malls and playgrounds.
From that perspective, I'm embarassed to receive any thanks from Ukrainians who owe us nothing and I apologise to the Ukrainian people that we're not doing more.
Slava Ukraini
I feel the same, I'm a Brit
Another Aussie here and I feel exactly the same. Nothing we can do stacks up against their sacrifice.
Are you talking about the citizens living in the Donbas area?
@@petermcdonough6383yes, the Russians have devistated the Donbas! Civilian deaths in the Donbas from 2019-2021 were about 25 per year. Russia has killed at least 24 times as many civilians in the Donbas since 2022 than died of combat between 2014 and Jan 2022.
Ethnic Russians in Ukraine have borne the brunt of Putin's attack, not only have thousands died, but millions have lost their homes and farms/businesses. This is why ethnic Russians in Ukraine hate Russia so much now.
@@colinscutt5104What does UK have to do with this war, I guess you are still hurting from the slaughter of your 600 royalty in mid 19th century while they tried to take Crimea from Russia.
"That's not a Slingah, this is a Slingah" Crocodile Dundee, probably
I can confirm this was said by Dundee
Thank you Australia! Lots of hugs to our brothers and sisters down under from Colorado USA 🇺🇸
Back at you mate
❤❤❤from all your Aussie pals! We all need to stick together, the dictatorships of Russia, China and North Korea want democracy to fail. Xi has stated "This is the century of China!"
He is the greatest threat to all our democracies since Hitler, and he has all the weapons Hitler could only dream of, and will not fail to use them, once he has all his chess pieces in place.
Yes, we need to watch each other's backs!
We need a southern version of NATO.
You're our brothers in arms for over a hundred years. We'll never break our alliance with our yank brothers.
@sandponics America has been through worse and we’ve always bounced back. Trust me…. America will be fine! 🇺🇸
Please help our economy :)
nothing like testing military equipment in real-time real-life environment !!! THANK YOU, Australia
absolute stupidity on our part AUS should stay out of the USA lead and controlled war
These systems are thoroughly tested before leaving Australia. What you might mean to say (or should be saying) is that the Slinger will be “put to the test”, which is different from being tested. Every weapon used by Ukraine is being “put to the test”.
You do realise NATO is just pushing for a war with Russia right?
15:51 The point made here is right. I'm glad we in Oz are sending this system, but I thank all other allies for what they send too. We stand together against Putin's invasion. Freedom for Ukraine.
THANKS!!- 💓 Love Aussies- from the USA!!-
Yes and we need to watch China because their plan is to invade Western Australia for their resources.
Australia isn’t sending them. The USA bought the Slingers and are being sent to Ukraine thanks to a package in 2023. The Australian government said they wouldn’t be giving packages to Ukraine.
The Ukrainians should thank the USA, AGAIN, for sending them some good stuff,
Do you know why Russia went into Ukraine? Also do you support the slaughter of innocent civilians by their government?
@@Antipodean33 Which Russian invasion are you talking about? There have been 3 in the last 10 years.
Australia could do a lot more if our leaders would stop wasting our money on themselves.
@@rosscoe3005 how dare you. Our leaders have every right to splurge and waste our nations wealth on rubbish.
So lets waste our money on giving money to the most crooked country in the world
You know what? YES
Needed for formal dinners
100%
If this system drops drones effectively… what a great gift to Ukraine. Well done Australia.
Yep this is the systems chance to shine in real combat
How many pieces ?
@@Starchild2006-d1r 160 units to be sent as per the contract, info at 8:10
The war is already lost
@@ronaldwarren1267for Russia yes
Wow, as an Aussie I am quite moved by the comments. All countries helping Ukraine are helping the m do the heavy lifting.
Let's keep it up!
Russia are allegedly sending agents to sabotage Western facilities. Let's hope EOS are given full military defence around their compounds
Yeah as a fellow Aussie I've been embarrassed by our lack of resolve to help Ukraine more. And let's put this into context, Ukraine has bought into these systems, it's a commercial arrangement not a donation.
I'd rather see a referendum before we enter into war..
As an Aussie I am impressed by the tech, if it works. But your silly comment embarrasses me. Do you know any history whatsoever? You are rooting for the wrong side, pal.
@@chriscolumbus9780 As an Australian, I support Ukraine.
I’ll love ❤ my mate 🇦🇺 forever 😊 !
Cheers to the Aussies from 🇺🇸
Thank you , Australia 🇦🇺 , for helping Ukraine 🇺🇦. From Cambodia 🇰🇭.
OMG this is exactly what i have been telling to acquire even in previous videos of this channel ... QUOTE: "suggestion for US/Ukraine 1) Tell google to stop communist style "shadow-blocking" comments helpful to US/Ukraine. (2) Nato conflict means space weaponizing treaties will seize so US must see that aspect too (3) US's awarding govt to 20% shias in 80% sunnis Iraq was mistake but undoing this mistake and getting rid of irani govt will pave way for friendly neighborhood around ukrain and baltic states. (4) heavy use of air-dispersed scatterable mines (russia want to come in .. we dont... so re-mining even as and while russians are clearing that spot) (5) ultra mobile versions of cram/phalanx (6) AI readable hyper spectral imaging of every few yards of change from russian side."
WOW!!!
THANK YOU SO MUCH AUSTRALIA 🇦🇺
SLAVA UKRAINE HEROES 🇺🇦 ♥
No worries, mate!
OZ OZ OZ! OI OI OI!
Good on ya aussies! Much love from Stockholm, Sweden.
Ha thanks man you too :) and slava ukrainia
Ozzie Ozzie Ozzie
Beer fika coming in!😂
@@mathish1477 Best kind of fika!
No.
‘STRAYA!! Love when we Aussies do something great.
Time for a Bunnings run for a snag sanga and a mid-strength beer...
Brilliant country, well done Australia.
Agree, jst found out we invented WiFi, penicillin and a ton of other things. Worth a look up. But none tops our greatest invention. The Ute!
@@deanc6471 we all should be really proud to be Aussie
They are our brothers we’ve had each others backs forever just hoping america can break up this demoncratic communist we’re internally fighting with Obama got this started years ago now we’re seeing his fruit of sabotage
Man I fuckin love my country, AUSSIES ON TOP! RAAAGH! I’m proud of my country and I hope we can help build a better world, not just better than communism but with better democracy aswell. I’m glad my country is helping Ukrainian
@@AutumnTheAxalotl Try doing some research into the actual cause of this war, and the fact that NATO scuttled the peace deal that was being negotiated in April 2022 in order to perpetrate the conflict.
Unfortunately ukrain isn't a democracy in less you think shutting down free speech is a better democracy.
Rabid and biased.
Thank you, Australia!💪🙏🇺🇦🇦🇺
С окопа пишешь, или ты ура патриот живущий за границей в мире, и жаждущий продолжения войны?
Np👍 just know that when you are allied with the west you will win.
AUA
NO WORRIES GREETINGS!
Tank you Australia from a bottom of my Ukrainian heart
You're tanking Russia for us!
@@tigerpjm Russia is a disgrace!
@@tigerpjm fr
💙💛
Slava 🇺🇦
As an Australian myself, I'm super proud that Ukraine gets the slinger. I've been stating for ages that shooting down drones with expensive systems is crazy. The slinger is just the weapon they need but they need heaps, 1000's of them for the front lines, city and power plant protection. Coupled to a fast and reliable 4x4, these on mass would be a game changer. 2 billion dollars would purchase 2000 slingers.
You need better things to be proud of, clearly.
@kagirion Australia has much to be proud of. Catscan, Wi Fi, scramjet, blackbox flight recorder, and hearing aid, just to name a few. 😊
'straya is also sending their most fearsome and deadliest weapon: the combat wombat. Russia is beyond fvcked...
@@chezsnailez idk mate, those little wombys can bite some good ankle but who doesn’t shit themselves when a bird is booking it after them making Mr Bolt look like a turtle. Also crocodile Greg and the rest of his mates are some pretty vicious little lizards.
We are holding bsck the Emus... now because we are field testing the most dangerous of all... The Cassowary bird.
Just what the freedom fighters needs. Thank you Australia,!
Amen, all of USA and Europe's allies are coming together to help Ukraine 🇺🇦.
Canada has thrown in a fair bit as well.
Also we are housing many many unfortunate refugees. I hope this war is over soon so they can go home and rebuild. It's not like I don't like them, but the housing/renting situation has become very very difficult these last few years.
@@dorianlindberg1662 You can't blame the housing problem on the few Ukrainians that have come to Canada. That problem was there LONG before the Ukrainian/Russian war. You had to almost be a multi-millionaire to rent anything in cities like Toronto and Vancouver. It amazes ( and almost sickens me ) the way people will immediately jump on immigrants for being the cause of any kind of domestic problem. Doesn't matter whether that problem is housing shortage, unemployment, crime rate, over crowding in schools or hospitals, etc., it is the immigrants fault. I even had one person try to tell me they were the cause of inflation. Yes, because they were helping to buy up things such as food and gasoline, so that caused shortages and therefore caused the prices to go up. There NEVER has been a shortage of those items. That person couldn't explain how some business, such as restaurants were having a tough time since the pandemic because NOT ENOUGH people were out shopping. Come on people, use a little common sense before making these wild, untrue statements. This is hurtful gossip and spreads untruths. We all suffer from those effects.
I've really liked every Australian that I've met. Good job Aussies!
Cheers mate 🍻
@@edwardfletcher7790 clear that you never met the bastard living next door to me :)
So you've never visited Macquarie Fields then, or Ringwood.
@@xcrockery8080 or Doveton or Frankston, maybe Sunshine? 🤣
But thanks for the kind words random intraweb user.
As a Kiwi I would add that all Kiwis think all Aussies are wonderfully.
God bless Ukrainian people and Army people, we love you ❤❤❤
Oh my God, does that mean that the Russian army is being stopped from advancing by Ukrainians that are being forced to the front, the Russian navy is decimated by forced Ukrainians and that the Ukrainian president bought a car in France that he isn't using. It seems it doesn't take much to stop the entire Russian armed forces.
Wow, that is a badass weapon! Well done, Australia 🇦🇺
In my mind the programming of the thing goes "Yeah naw mate, cant park your drone there, in my airspace" & then it chucks a VB can at supersonic velocity 😉
Thanks for the amazing contribution Australia! 👍
We've been throwing Fosters' for a long time. We don't drink the stuff.
LMAO 🤣
It's yeah yeah naaah😂
As an Australian, I approve this message!
only the empties.
From Australia enjoy your new toy Ukraine
Ignorance, pro war, neediness.
Just say "I want my father's approval but don't have it" instead of this bs, thanks.
Wow even as an Australian I'm impressed, personally I am in awe at the depth of moral fortitude and courage of the Ukrainian people.🤠👍🇭🇲❤️🇺🇦
Makes you wonder why we went for that ridiculous submarine deal with the yanks instead of focusing on developing drone subs. The Indonesians would have been interested in that form of defence also
Me too. They are lovely people and l,very never met a dishonest one, unlike the russians.
I completely agree with you. Now if only NATO and the rest of the free world would stop fooling around and get in there and help Ukraine totally defeat Russia wold make a whole lot more sense. We should be going all out to defeat Russia instead of fooling around and only giving Ukraine little bits and pieces at a time.
@@gordjohn2322 One country has been stopping them/dragging it's feet from the start, and it wasn't a European country, nor was it Canada.
@@musicandbooklover-p2o Thank you for your reply and you are 100% correct. As much as I love the USA, and I do, (no, I'm not American) I feel they have been totally wrong with their idea of holding back Ukraine by withholding the weapons needed. How frustrating this must be for Ukraine. To know the long range weapons are there that could do Russia some serious damage, and you may already have them, but are not allowed to use them and have to sit back and see your country and its people blown to bits, I think is the utmost level of insanity. I bet Putin has had many laughs over that.
Stand with Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤
Good one Australia. I'm off to buy a bottle of your wine. Cheers to the 5th and the 7th RAR by the way. Worked with them when they were 5/7. God bless Ukraine.
Good idea! Aussie wine is really good!
Enjoy! We do great wine as well as dsgense systems.
It sounds like every country in the arena of warfare will be interested in the Singer system !! Way to go Australia. Sounds like a winner !
Aussies ❤🇺🇦🇦🇺🤝
Ukraine will be a good proving ground to field test their products. I endorse defensive systems like this. Awesome work Aussies!
Ukrainians are dying meanwhile testing new systems)) you are just dont care about ukraine, only money
The Ukrainian army has almost bled out, where you gonna test this crap then, boy?
Utterly gross.
To be fair "you won't believe what Australia just did" describes pretty much any daily life occurrence in Australia.
Oh hell yeah. Aussies did a thing!
Don't mess with a country where old men kick venomous snakes that get in their way on their walk to the senior day centre - 'struth, saw it on Ozzy Man...
I mean Aussies have done heaps of things like the black box flight recorder, WiFi.
I too am surprised that we do things, a lot of the time.
@exakelgaming it is a reference to an Aussie RUclips Channel
@@Arch3r666 Hopefully the Slinger is more effective than the rifle robot dog 🤣
Aussies are my favorite kind of non Texan.
I'm Texan and I promise, from your comment, you wouldn't like me 😚
30 million Texans, 25 million Aussies… they are very alike
Yeeeehaaaw!
Aussies are just British Texans
or are Texans just American Australians 🤔
From Australia with love. Ef Putin and China's CCP.
you wouldnt be saying that if you knew the truth--the military show again
@@brenohighland3259Putin is friends with Iran, North Korea and now they’re thawing towards the Taliban in Afghanistan. That tells us everything we need to know about him. He’s a man with zero scruples.
I don't think it's a good thing to be so proud and rabid in your ignorance.
@@kagirionRight back at you.
Ukraine needs all the help they can get
Don't we all?
@@RosieChapman-e4tNo, he said “needs”
You haven't seen the numbers, have you?? 😂😂
One hell of a "3 Day Operation" 😂😂😂
And the free world is happy to give it
IT CAME FROM A LAND DOWN UNDER! You better run youd better take cover!!
I’m so glad to hear this. Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦
Russia is basically done now.
Didn't you hear ? Putin just surrendered.
@@samsecada8404highly doubtful considering he’s stubborn and letting his people be cannon fodder
Not really, we still haven't seen how this works yet, also Russia still seems to have an unlimited supply of artillery shells and seems to be able to safely keep using glide bombs from a far distance.
@@lesserwheel8583 wow
You been saying that since 2022, not gonna happen soon or ever bruh
Slava Ukraini ❤
Ukraine needs all the help we Aussies can give!
💯
Why is that?
@@chriscolumbus9780 don't be obtuse you know why...
Australia needs help because of the population being extremely ignorant of the truth around European history and who the real bad guys are.
No, you're ignorant. Peace is best.
Excellent. Thank you Australia. ~ from Philippines 🇵🇭.
❤❤
Thanks. Stay safe over there what with China's aggressive attitude. Having worked with Filipinos over here I really wouldn't want to fight one!
@@davidshanahan5134 Thank you. China's behaviour in the SCS issue really very concerning. Australia is helping as well.
@@rainieresguerra6519 China doesn't want their share, they don't want enough - they want everything! Just like Russia , China has visions of their own (alleged) greatness, that their destiny is to get everything that they want and everyone else is nothing and worthless.
We have got your backs as well, might not have the biggest Defence Force, but what we do have is the best, even the CCP PLA(N) are scared of our old ANZAC class frigates because of how good the SONAR and other Sub hunting gear that is fitted to them
Thank you Australia!!!
Z!
@@donmokwai4113duh!
Australia our brothers you are an amazing country and one of the brithers of the US. We shall always stand together and protect each other. Much love to Australia. 🇦🇺 🇨🇦 🇬🇧 🇺🇲
Australia is a blessing to this world !
Yet almost half the nation can't stop self flagelating
@@PjRjHj .. due to wokeness and the ultra-left PM
@@Leo-hv9mm What ? I hope you're just trolling, you have no idea on what you're saying.
@@Leo-hv9mm
t3H uLtR4 l3Ft pM !!!!!!
'Tard.
@@Leo-hv9mm couldn't agree more
lets fucccin gooooo 😊😊😊😊
I was in the army special forces and Australian special forces are super crazy... they jump out of helicopters throwing knives like straight out of a movie
Are you tellin' fibs?
@@tigerpjmhe watched to much Rambo while drinking….im guessing
Well you can tell that to the Russian
@@tigerpjm Australian special forces could be a euphemism for a bunch of blokes down the pub, its Australia, ya never know.
A helicopter where the rotor controls have been replaced with a set of vise grips, and the starter keys have been attached to a kangaroo's desiccated nutsack...
As an Australian I'm proud there is still some useful things we can produce in this country
Dagnabbit, y'all still produce those delightful, gorgeous Aussie girls with the sweet accent, right? Absolutely, Слава Україні!, but keep the ladies comin'!
Very surprising when the LIBERAL GOVERNMENT stripped funding from the csiro in the 90s
Very surprising when the lib gov removed funding from csiro in 90s
Hey...let's produce peace instead?
@@kagirion When your neighbours sharpen their knives, you would do well to sharpen yours too.
you know if you mess with a country where everything wants to kill you you know you messed with the wrong guys! letss GO STRAYA!
Not everything wants to kill you (e.g. Quokkas) but there is a,lot that could.
@@simonkevnorris haha quokka are cute but when they scratch they have bacteria tularaemia so yet again everything will kill us :P
@@AREA_FIFTY_1only thing in Aus off the top of my head that would make me squeal and say is out to kill you would be encountering a crock in the middle of nowhere, those buddy boys can get a bit feisty and dabble in some human for lunch on occasion.
@@Jackmonkey66666hghinnv they can get a lil feisty :P lmao but also gotta consider brown snakes red belly black snakes redback spider white tip spider they scare me haha the Sydney funnel-web' Trap door spiders bull shark and many more :)
@@AREA_FIFTY_1 yeah true actually I live in Victoria so I always forget that disgusting little funnel web goose exists. You don’t even need to know what a funnel web is to know if you saw one in person it’s a dangerous boy, would hate to actually have those things crawling around my state.
PROUD TO BE AUSTRALIAN ❤️🇺🇦🇦🇺
Me too 🇦🇺🇺🇦
Grow up. Pride is behind all wars. Just be Australian without the b.s.
@@aflaz171 lol, what? The post is specifically about Australia providing Ukraine with military equipment?
@@aflaz171 your comment makes no sense 😏
Oh cool, so which part of the Slinger project did you work on to invoke that pride?
What doesn't seem to be mentioned is the fact that the 30mm cannon uses proximity fused shells. These use a radio signal to determine when they are close to a target. When they are close enough they explode, sending shrapnel everywhere. The kill to number of shots ratio is much, much higher with proximity shells.
Bring in the slinger thank you Australia. Russian Forces will not know what is hitting them.
Go for Victory Ukraine Forces God be with you all.
lol...
1. Russia are the good guys
2. Stfu.
3. Peace is best.
Add this to the Bushmaster vehicles we sent over and it's a hell of a package. Glad we've been able to provide real help. Slava Unkraine!
Yes it will this will help Ukraine big time and this would be great Ukraine
Australia is our Champion in the S.Pacific 🤙🏽
LOL ... Russia will track their radar emissions and destroy all of them in less than a month. LOL
Are these things going to be used against the "yellow hordes" up north? Small problem- who is going to buy our coal, iron ore, wine etc. We will have to eat Maccas for breakki, lunch and dinner. In the meantime the Russians are already shaking in their boots.
The Great War lead to the tank, the Ukrainian War leads to Slinger.
Thx Australia
Ew.
Greetings from the BIG SKY of Montana. Russia found Viet Nam.
I am an Aussie and proud that we sending these. Like the patriots we should redirect all of these to Ukraine short term
Shouldn't send them a thing.
@@noone6037the free democratic and richest countries in the world disagree with you
@@Cyber-BuIIy oh no! Hahah.
It's such a waste
@@Cyber-BuIIymost aussie care less for ukriane.
Australia 🇦🇺 is the best country with the best people ever ❤ ♥ 💙 💖
I am Australian born of a Ukrainian father and a German mother.
Maybe not the best country haha, but we do have a lot of legends
Whatever the problems Australia may have, I love it. It is the country of my birth.
we Aussies should give Ukraine enough Slingers to stop Russia's drones totally
No.
Mouthbreathing war supporters.
Good job Aussies 🤙👍
THANKYOU Mate!!!
We also sent small cardboard drones that can fly long distances, evade radar and blow up aeroplanes parked at airfields !
Did you know the cardboard comes from Foster's beer cartons?
Just keep thinking about how short sighted Putin is. Bro is basically giving all of NATO and it's other allies the ability to field test mass amounts of powerful technology that fits into a modern battle field. Man's war is so futile and its just giving us so much more data.
At the same time he is learning a lot about NATO weapons and have captured many tanks and anti-tank weapons that they will reverse engineer to make better weapons.
@@fred.flintstone4099 Most the weapons we gave them are from like the 90's. We're giving Ukraine for the most part cold war era technology. Little to nothing has really been lost in the terms of any modern technology. Like oh no you have an Abrams tank! Things from the 80's.
Learning about American Cold War technology they can just get on the black market anyways since they've been out forever means nothing. We're already 2-3 generations if not more ahead of the tech we're actually giving away.
@@Korvilon Vatniks tend to ignore information like this. They seem to think the M1A1s and other vehicles sent are our latest and greatest when in reality they are not. The Kremlins men are struggling to deal with stuff they would have dealt with in the cold war and that proves how poor they are at warfare and maintaining their systems and equipment. They are perpetually 20 years behind us, its almost like this has been Russia for a large part of their history, trying to catch up to their counterparts in the west. The cold war was the only time I feel we were at least equal adversaries on a military level. At the end of the day the US and our Allies in NATO get to see how the equipment performs in a setting it was designed to perform in, not COIN operations like they have been dealing with since the late 90s.
Any engineers with any brains should have left Russia long ago
@@Korvilon Plus for the Abrams they were export models which means they don't even have all the fancy tech that the ones actively serving with the US get, making it that much more pointless to try and reverse engineer it lol.
stay strong Ukraine💪💪🇭🇲🇭🇲🇺🇦🇺🇦👌
No, I assume you support natoi and western warmongers, not actually the Ukranian people.
Go BRICS!
Do you feel, Do you feel the Thunder! Coming from down under! Way to go Australia!
😅👊🏽❤️
Let's go!!! Love Australia! Only been to Sydney, but it was the best trip ever 🇺🇦 🇦🇺
You should have visited Darwin, Cairns, Broome, there is so much more to Australia than either Sydney of Melbourne
@@boredatseasure but it’s true to each country you visit. If see NY alone this is also not the USA. Or when u visit just the Octoberfest in Munich that’s not Germany. Unfortunately U have only limited time and or money.
@@boredatseaBunbury!
Stuff like this makes me feel hopeful that my country is still working to support Ukraine. ❤
Главная поддержка Украины, это мирные переговоры. А так, вы только продлеваете гибель многих украинцев и разрушение инфраструктуры. Причём только в интересах США
you are the proublem!
@@СанаОли I mean, Ukraine is ready for peace negotiations? Russia leaves Ukraine, the war is over.
So tell Putin to go home and stop trying to steal.
@@blameusa7082the invading Orcs and their big egos is the problem!
@@СанаОли Peace... ? Coming from Russia?
Not stating the obvious but I hope these are in service in Australia 🇦🇺this weapon looks great well done 👌
Military innovation is continuous so battle tested products are good for the Australian makers and for the Australian forces who know what works 🇦🇺💛💙🇺🇦
I don’t believe they are in service in ADF. They should be though
Aussies are always the chads of war, just look at what they did in Africa in world war two 😂
I partly speak Merican, that's a top compliment mate, ta 👍
After the debacle with the non transference of the retired helicopters and the F18s I hope this comes to fruition . 🇦🇺🇺🇦
What debacle😂😂😂 We said no. Simple.
We need our f18s😢
Our F18s were getting scrapped. Possibly are by now.
@@BrendanButler-dw1ox F/A18's are way too hard to train for and more importantly need intensive technical support. The value is actually a negative to Ukraine. The Tiger helicopters were going to be a logistical nightmare , not just for Au but Ukr too. The next helicopters to be decommissioned (MRH-90 helicopter fleet) are more likely to be of assistance and the technical support value is there too. BUT they had a recent crash in Australia with a number of crew dying. Their safety is questionable.
The F16's are only potentially beneficial because parts and trainers are more plentiful than any other. Hopefully there are some vet rogue pilots who want to give it a crack too.
But if I was Ukraine I would have bought the Gripen JAS39 from Sweden - run ways are going to be absolutely critical as one missile can end any launch site. Gripens can be road launched and recovered, F16's can't - they wouldn't last/crash landing on anything but smooth runways.
@@BrendanButler-dw1ox Ukraine requested them before they were scrapped just like the helicopters but for some unknown reason they rejected the request.
God Bless the Australians they are a wonderful nation and they care about those being attacked unfairly.
We don't have any gods down under
@@geoffcrumblin9850 unless it’s a female godbaddie
God bless Australia, yoùr boys have always come forward to fight against bullies and thugs
But it should be renamed the Bogan Buster 😊
Yay Australia!
Yass!! Australia 🇦🇺
Thank you, Australia!
This makes me proud to be Australian.
Slava Ukraini
Rupert Murdoch is probably reponsible for how spoon fed you all are.
I like we invented it, but the fact that we're using it to prop up a NAZI dictatorship which sided with Hitler while my family lost 4 of 5 males fighting NAZIS MAKES ME FEEL LIKE THROWING UP!~
This system appears ideal for home defense.
Right
Australia - on the correct side of modern history as always. Thank you from the entire democratic peace-seeking world.
Correct side!? Supporting the most corrupt country in Europe!? 🤦🤦🤦🤦
Tell that to all those who have been injured or died since NATO scuttled the peace deal that was almost complete in April 2022.
Not quite sure of that statement We have done our fair share of bad things
I love Australia, and I respect their bravery. You must be brave to live there considering you live around those fucking spiders.
We have learned to coexist with the spiders. They eat all the little bugs for us.
Never mind spiders (and snakes, crocodiles, box jellyfish) the greatest threat are drop bears!
I have a huntsman that lives in my house named George, he's as big as my hand, but he eats like 50 flies a day, so we tolerate each other.
Quite right mate! Plus the taipan snakes, red-back spiders, blue-ringed octopus, and hundreds of other nasty little buggers.
@@gerryhouska2859 Did you know that crocodiles can gallop like a horse?
SECRET WEAPON FROM DOWN UNDER!! Awesome!
That's right Putin, us Aussies have sent the Stinger - what are you going to do about it? Nothing? Thought so........
They'll soon be smoking piles of scrap like all the other wonder weapons, if they ever even arrive.
U 12 bro? U sound 12.
Well done Australia 🇦🇺
Slava Ukraine 🇺🇦 ❤❤
Ignorance.
Australia is a Great Country for Industrial Development
Give Russia Hell!
Mindless war promoting zombies, they're everywhere.
Aussies are quite Awesome!!.. Ukraine has SO many great Allies!!-
hahahahahahaha does it?
@@EvilMrFoo yes it does.
@@corey6722 hundreds of thousands of lives lost.
"with friends like these, who needs enemies"
@@EvilMrFoo Yeah so many lives lost because Russia doesn’t respect other countries sovereignty. I have respect for any country that helps stop that evil
@@corey6722 whatever helps you sleep at night
Smart. Australia will use this donation as a free advert for their Slingers and sell billions of them.
From Wikipedia:
"The Slinger is designed for low-cost counter-drone interception. Compared to traditional missiles that cost hundreds of thousands of dollars being used against drones costing in the low tens of thousands or less, Slinger has a cost per engagement ranging from $155-$1,550; unit cost is less than $1.55 million."
Australia is trying to get its (contracted by Boeing) AI drones to accompany F-35s down to AUD 2 million per unit. Still in the research phase but the test flights of the prototypes have been highly successful.
Phoenix CIWS for the drone era. Directed Energy Weapons are next...
Australia is a small country but it will continue to make its contribution to collective defence. A secure military industrial base in countries like Australia is a key advantage; in addition to Australia's unique minerals.
A small country?
Australia has the world's largest city, Kalgoorlie-Boulder. It encompasses an area of 95, 575.1 km² and since 1989 stands as the amalgamation of the Town of Kalgoorlie and the Shire of Boulder. Over 30,000 people live in the City.
I have long predicted the need for a system exactly like the Slinger. It should be put onto every armored vehicle and operated by the vehicle commander. It should also have a thermal sensor with 360 degrees coverage to detect drones, missiles, or people and set to alert the commander or automatically fire at incoming threats.