Footage of public drone landing on Australian navy ship appears on Chinese social media

Australia’s defence department has defended the security at a naval base on Sydney’s Garden Island despite drone’s close flight above several warships

Australia’s defence department has defended the level of security at a key Sydney naval base after footage on Chinese social media appeared to show a public drone landing on a navy vessel.

The footage, understood to be several years old, was posted on social media site Weibo and appears to have been captured by a drone that flew above Australian warships – even landing on one – docked at Sydney’s Garden Island base.

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