{"id":103625,"date":"2024-08-06T12:59:20","date_gmt":"2024-08-06T02:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/australianaviation.com.au\/?p=1391591"},"modified":"2024-08-06T12:59:20","modified_gmt":"2024-08-06T02:59:20","slug":"defence-still-interested-in-weapons-for-ghost-bats-says-conroy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=103625","title":{"rendered":"Defence still interested in weapons for Ghost Bats, says Conroy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"362\" src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/momentum-media-group-pty-ltd\/images\/w_1024,h_579,c_scale\/f_auto,q_auto:best\/v1721882277\/Defence%20Connect\/MQ-28A_Ghost_Bat_aircraft_dc_mgooiv\/MQ-28A_Ghost_Bat_aircraft_dc_mgooiv-1024x579.jpg?_i=AA\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image wp-image-1391592 wp-post-1391591\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"float:left; margin:0 15px 15px 0;\" data-public-id=\"Defence 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