### [2026-10-16](/feed/2026/10/16/index.md)

##### Australia–Fiji relations
# Australia agrees to provide Fiji with solar, wind and wave-powered Bluebottle maritime drones and training for surveillance and efforts against drug trafficking and other transnational crime, with deployment expected in 2027. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via RFI](https://www.rfi.fr/en/international-news/20261016-fiji-to-deploy-solar-powered-australian-military-drones-at-sea)

### Changes:

1. Australia agrees to provide Fiji with solar-, wind- and wave-powered Bluebottle maritime drones and training for surveillance and efforts against drug trafficking and other transnational crime, with deployment expected in 2027.  _2026-10-16 08:15:06 (First version)_
1. Australia agrees to provide Fiji with solar, wind and wave-powered Bluebottle maritime drones and training for surveillance and efforts against drug trafficking and other transnational crime, with deployment expected in 2027.  _(Current version)_

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