Albanese said Australia would deploy one of its Boeing-manufactured E-7A Wedgetail airborne early warning and control system aircraft for an initial four weeks to protect the airspace above the Gulf countries.
Advanced medium-range air-to-air missiles would be provided to the UAE, following a phone call with President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, he added.
The war has effectively shut the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas, as the conflict escalated.
Around 115,000 Australians were in the Middle East when the conflict began 11 days ago and 2,600 Australians have now returned home by commercial flights as several Gulf cities came under Iranian bombardment.
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