Australian military plane to join efforts to reopen strait of Hormuz as Marles considers ‘how else we can contribute’

The announcement came after a virtual summit involving defense ministers and representatives from more than 40 countries participating in the planned multinational military mission.

It includes autonomous systems to detect and clear naval mines, drone boats and Typhoon jets for air patrols.

Defence Secretary John Healey offered the new British-built uncrewed surface vessels (USVs) to a U.K.-French-led multinational mission to reassure international shipping in the event of a lasting truce.

Iran has effectively blockaded the Strait, through which around a fifth of global oil supplies used to transit, since it came under attack from the United States and Israel in February.