After months of speculation, the future of South Australia’s ship building program has been decided.
The Navy Surface Fleet Review revealing less frigates for the state but an ongoing workflow for decades to come.
With the projects and funding secured, it’s now where to find the workers that had industry experts concerned at The Advertiser’s Defending Australia Forum.
“Today’s announcement is providing certainty so that I can say to an electrician in Adelaide ‘you’ll have a job for decades’,” says Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy.
“You can plan a family, pay your mortgage, send your kids to school, and know that every day you’ll be getting up working on defending the nation by constructing the most advanced surface vessels in the world.”
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They must want vince to rebuild the titanic
And in 50 years we may get some results.
Only until the next review – lol
Jobs for Airbus Albo's union mates. 👍👍
How much of that funding American money, if any?
Let's hope this is more than a struggling political party making announcements to control the media narrative away from their displayed incompetence.
The Albanese Govt couldnt run a bath.
Far left Socialists delivering review after review.
Have done sfa in 2 years. Funds wont be available for years.
..if at all
Socialist grifters
Israel's biggest export….Stolen U.S. Military Technology.
Smoke and mirrors. The only certainty is the Hunter Class have been reduced by 33%, there's only $1.7 billion available in the short-term and a rough plan for 10 years. Where did all the Barracuda Submarine project money disappear to? That could have built one more AWD now!
Nothing is secured.
There is no more money, just promises.
There is no contract, there is no design.
This is just more hot air and empty promises from a government that has not increased defence funding.
Their plans will be delivered after the next war is over and we’ve already capitulated to the enemy’s demands.
Marles should resign.