Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Richard Marles says today’s defence announcement will be the “fastest procurement” of a frigate Australia has “ever seen”.
The new surface fleet strategy will cost $11.1 billion over a decade.
It increases the number of surface combatants from 11 to 26, but the six optionally crewed vessels are yet to be developed.
“This will be the fastest procurement of a frigate of this kind that we will have ever seen, but we’re able to do that because we are looking at buying something that is in service right now,” Mr Marles told Sky News Australia.
“That follows through on the philosophy of the Defence Strategic Review of looking to have minimum viable capability, not getting all the bells and whistles and having things blow out in time and cost, but making sure that we actually get practical, real capability into service as soon as cost.
“That is the philosophy which has underpinned the announcement that we’ve made today.”
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Marles you are up there with Bowen as the most useless politician going
The 2040s he has to be joking! This is a large con job.
Bull Shit…….smoke and mirrors……we have been talking about the needs of navy for 40 hears….DO SOMETHING
Hope the Abos approve, since they own more of the country than does China
When these crooks say fast, they mean delayed and very expensive 😂
When xi Jinping takes the country, China will provide the fleet, along with countless coal fired power stations.
What a Wanka
Government by the polls. Never has Australia had such a incompetent flyblown government as these commos.
Defence Force minister, not 'Forces'. It's your own protfolio, how about show some excellence and get it right.
Are they electric?
Probabbllee a good streamlining ov Naval prioritee's i c here. All except 4 le Prodestant flag waving in le background. Staraleah not pommee Haustralia.
How mannee New New Mexican plastic yank vic's r we going to have to remoove one way or the other b4 they fk that union jack off.
Even though Canberrah is know 4 its Hau's. Political hore's, Medeah Haw's, & actual working Hour hoar's. Le latter ladee's ov le knight i personallee think they provide a valuable service, so don't get me wrong.
So basically 26 surface combating ships majority focused on medium range ASW. Unless they to upgunned the 6 hunter class frigates with 96 cell VLS? What defence posture type of fleet is it suposed to be? The current existing 3 AWDs is put into tire 1. 6 hunter.class and 3 F100 class for a total of 9 ships as what is that ment to mean? A total of 9 AWDs? Whats the role of the hunter.class going to be? If they choose 11 more smaller ships for ASW? Not much of a detailed announcement
No one believe these wankers any more
The Govt brief China……lol…… the Chinese agents in the Labor party would have provided the draft to the CCP for review and comments.
Why the hell does Australia have to brief Indonesia and China when it comes to acquiring defense capabilities?
Minimum capable means = not survivable in high end warfare. BS solution to fit unrealistic budget.
So OPVs are out?
What a load of 💩💩💩 God he can lie this woke inept markist. Too busy playing golf and attending dinners to actually do the job he's paid to do
Marles may as well say that Australia is buying 50 Frigets! It's a decade away at best…… By that time 11 General Purpose Frigets will be reduced to 6. Labor may not even be in Government in 18 months.
1. Defence pay is crap
2. DFRDB is gone
3. DVA won't support you
4. Military assets and equipment is decades old
5. Army Reserves was destroyed in the 90s with Ready Reserves and no chance of ever being promoted
6. Navy and Airforce doesn’t have direct entry Reserves.
7. Army Ready Reserves requires weeks/months of block training and workplaces will not allow this much time off. The General Reserves in the 80s and 90s was 2 weeks.
8. After 16 years in Defence Reserves and Permanent Navy i was given a TAFE Certificate IV in Leadership.
I spent 5 years in Army Reserves prior to Ready Reserves and had advanced training in Artillery Signals, OPCP field calling in fire missions, fired the Howitzer Guns, Infantry Training and advanced medical training in a hospital. Ready Reserves offers none of this and twice the commitment
Fastest ? How quickly is that going to age ? !!