Defence Minister Richard Marles has announced the government’s response to its Surface Fleet Review, says Sky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell.
The Surface Fleet Review is expected to release within the next week.
Mr Clennell said there has been speculation that the review Mr Marles is set to release will include “slashing the number of Hunter Class frigates the government is building from nine to a number like six or even three”.
“It is my understanding the review will not see Australia have less frigates,” Mr Clennell said.
“Although it is unclear if all of the Hunter Class will remain.”
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The defense fleet will be all electric with solar panels and wind turbines so Marles and Bowen can drool some more.
Puppet US agenda run by clowns.
PHOTO OPS & GRAND STANDING,, BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS THAT LEAD TO NOTHING .. LETS GO ALP FRAUDS. YOU'RE ALL FULL OF 5H!T
We are in big trouble with this government
The Government never will and never have spent on building a strong defense force for Australia, always buying cheap stuff, never building and planning ahead, they have trillions in land establishments now they want to sell some of that off to bolster defense spending, All is quiet on the AUKUS front nothing happening there, and they wonder why no one wants to join up and everyone is getting out
Ffs destroying Australia from the inside
Get your finger out and build more ships, and stop letting China control our military
Marles is nearly on par with Bowen as the biggest fhead
All part of their plan, as WRITTEN
The first fleet was bigger than our current one.
What about the surface fleet of illegals invading the Western Australian coast ?
hey marly did you ask albosleezy if xipingpong had any cheap frigates he does not need whilst he was grovelling on his knees in front of his communist masters
The only certainty is Labor will screw it up. Defence is not their bag, and apart from Kim Beasley and Joel Fitzgibbon, Defence has been handballed to Labor people who don't understand Defence and don't want the portfolio. Just look at Stephen Smith. He detested Defence given he got it as a consolation prize after getting kazumped to make way for Rudd as Foreign Minister. He then proceeded to throw Defence (and its people!) under the bus at every opportunity to avoid any damage to his own career.
Labor as usual, they rip apart and gut Defence and its spending !!