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Tess Ikonomou

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Billion dollar boost for aussie born ghost bat drones - You Need To See This

Australia hopes to export the locally developed the MQ-28A Ghost Bat aerial combat drone. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Six world-leading "Aussie-born" drones will join the defence force as a war-fighting asset under a $1.4 billion boost.

Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy has announced extra government funding would be pumped into Boeing's MQ-28A Ghost Bat, designed to serve as a "loyal wingman" to fighter jets in battle.

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