Labor is providing for the biggest defence up grade in 40 years. Fact. Its not going to blow out or fail like Duttons did. Did they LNP do anything in 9 years, yep, trashed the ADF fact.
Why would you give Marles the defence portfolio when he knows nothing about the defence as he has never been in any one of the three services. Absolutely disastrous.
Indecision by ADF leadership seems to be a common occurrence across all services….not just at the higher level. They're too scared to make a decision because they just want to proceed to the next rank / political position as smoothly as possible. No balls. You're allowed to make a mistake…just decide instead of wasting years…and years…
Manufacturing has gone overseas. Now the government can't even run a military defence Manufacturing operation which doesnt rely on preseures of profits. So pathetic.
Yet more BS from Sheridan. He gives Industry a pass and slams the ADO execs, but a lot of the projects that have fallen over did so because Industry screwed it up. They promise the world to get into contract and then can't deliver. Recent examples include underbidding to win the work then playing silly buggers once the contract was signed to get more money – basically blackmailing Defence because the project was too big to fail so Defence would have to pay more. Other examples include inability to overcome THEIR unforeseen technical difficulties and poor workmanship. Also unforeseen delays and an unwillingness to spend more money (thereby sacrificing profit) to fix it! So yet again, Sheridan GET'S IT WRONG!!!
Shove your corvettes, the US implemented a concept of the Littoral combat ship, resulting in to different designs put into construction, the freedom class and the Independence class. Because of failures the independence class has been put onto mine sweeper duties due to cracks in the hull due to high speeds. While there are complaints about the freedom class that had rather large issues itself with under investment in key components. Defence is scrapping these hulls, while decision makers want them to keep getting built, its a matter of lobbying.
Here we have the same thing, we have an investment into a media company, with a spokes person to promote corvette class ships that are not fit for purpose. More so in Australian waters that are literally all blue water. Why would you have costal ships, with limited attack range, attack power and that is stuck in shallow water.
The Navy needs to be blue water, and it needs to be networked to suppose intelligence collecting so wolf packs can be vectored towards enemy carrier fleets. This requires the use of ships with good sensors, an ability to defend instead while alone and many other capabilities that is only offered by the Frigate platform.
Sure these are not fleet vessels, defined to a single role like a destroyer, or a carrier, but it would be stupid for Australia to start a surface fleet arms race with the likes of China. Just like it would be pointless to invest in ships that you can't station as network and sensor nodes in the middle of the ocean and that has to keep close to shore where 50% of your sensors are pointing at land.
There is no mistake here, if you want to sell Corvettes go talk to Italy or France or European countries that operate in coastal water. We require a blue water navy, one with increased sensor and attack range so hit and run attacks can be used against large surface fleets and against a much larger enemy navy. Its pretty much that simple, and a corvette doesn't offer the attack range or sensor capability to engage the enemy before it is sunk with little to no effort because its small size comes with massive reductions in capability, to the point a $2000 drone could sink it.
Frigate upgrades and acquisitions are an ongoing process.
If you want change don’t follow anything the liberals and their enablers say. They are against all progress except making rich people richer. If they had their way we would still burn wood over coal
The libs completely dropped the ball on defence many, many years ago..ya cant have it both ways miss credlin, labor is trying to het the defence agenda sorted after years upon years of neglect, but, what now because all around the globe the shit has hit the fan your blaming labor for the debarcle the last four liberal prime ministers f.cked up…short bloody memories you mob
Thanks Greg Labour is full of smoke and mirrors con job on Australians. They are playing games with Australians. It is about the history book I was the government of Australia. Total disaster they will not be out fighting an invader that will be done by someone else .
Australia needs 3 light carriers, 8 general purpose destoryers, 8 ASW frigates, 8 AAW frigates and 16 sloop/corvette sized ships for low intensity ops, patrols and merchant escort.
Labor is providing for the biggest defence up grade in 40 years. Fact. Its not going to blow out or fail like Duttons did. Did they LNP do anything in 9 years, yep, trashed the ADF fact.
Maybe they will get their ships from China.
Why would you give Marles the defence portfolio when he knows nothing about the defence as he has never been in any one of the three services. Absolutely disastrous.
Australian Commonwealth is riddled with nepotism – nothing useful will emerge for my nation from these useless overpaid drips.
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I hate Labor
But it is not truthful or accurate to say: “and no submarine in prospect even”
It has been announced publicly that “In the early 2030’s, Australia will acquire its first of three Virginia class submarines”
That would be called a submarine in prospect in anyone’s definition!!!
Why didn’t the host correct him on this falsehood?
Why can’t anyone just tell the truth?
How incompetent and allergic to honesty has everyone become???
This is pathetic. Don’t speak unless you know. Don’t say it unless it’s true.
We seem to spend a lot of money to keep SA and WA boilermakers in work….
Doesn't really matter how few ships we have because no normal person wants to join the Navy; it's only for queers, boss girls and foreigners.
Indecision by ADF leadership seems to be a common occurrence across all services….not just at the higher level. They're too scared to make a decision because they just want to proceed to the next rank / political position as smoothly as possible. No balls. You're allowed to make a mistake…just decide instead of wasting years…and years…
LOOKS LIKE A CARROT FEELS LIKE A PINEAPPLE 🥕🥕🍍🍍
Where did the money go 🤔
endless pro usa, pro war pro israel messaging by sky
Sheridan is making shit up. He hasn’t got a clue.
The #ADF is a cartel of filth.
From abandoning and or hurting vets to horading all the valour, filth.
I wonder if the #ADF has a right to appeal?
Smails was at the wrong venue, that was the Navy not the RAAF airport, ( cant get flybys from the Navy) !!!!! haha,
Manufacturing has gone overseas. Now the government can't even run a military defence Manufacturing operation which doesnt rely on preseures of profits. So pathetic.
Corvettes are too small for the Pacific.
They’re NOT getting 26 boats for 11 billion I can tell you. Labor bullshit again. Subs by 2050? Hahahaha Hahahahaha! Fekking joke!
Yet more BS from Sheridan. He gives Industry a pass and slams the ADO execs, but a lot of the projects that have fallen over did so because Industry screwed it up. They promise the world to get into contract and then can't deliver. Recent examples include underbidding to win the work then playing silly buggers once the contract was signed to get more money – basically blackmailing Defence because the project was too big to fail so Defence would have to pay more. Other examples include inability to overcome THEIR unforeseen technical difficulties and poor workmanship. Also unforeseen delays and an unwillingness to spend more money (thereby sacrificing profit) to fix it! So yet again, Sheridan GET'S IT WRONG!!!
Planning for a war that may not happen is very expensive – perhaps a cheaper option is peace man!
Shove your corvettes, the US implemented a concept of the Littoral combat ship, resulting in to different designs put into construction, the freedom class and the Independence class. Because of failures the independence class has been put onto mine sweeper duties due to cracks in the hull due to high speeds. While there are complaints about the freedom class that had rather large issues itself with under investment in key components. Defence is scrapping these hulls, while decision makers want them to keep getting built, its a matter of lobbying.
Here we have the same thing, we have an investment into a media company, with a spokes person to promote corvette class ships that are not fit for purpose. More so in Australian waters that are literally all blue water. Why would you have costal ships, with limited attack range, attack power and that is stuck in shallow water.
The Navy needs to be blue water, and it needs to be networked to suppose intelligence collecting so wolf packs can be vectored towards enemy carrier fleets. This requires the use of ships with good sensors, an ability to defend instead while alone and many other capabilities that is only offered by the Frigate platform.
Sure these are not fleet vessels, defined to a single role like a destroyer, or a carrier, but it would be stupid for Australia to start a surface fleet arms race with the likes of China.
Just like it would be pointless to invest in ships that you can't station as network and sensor nodes in the middle of the ocean and that has to keep close to shore where 50% of your sensors are pointing at land.
There is no mistake here, if you want to sell Corvettes go talk to Italy or France or European countries that operate in coastal water. We require a blue water navy, one with increased sensor and attack range so hit and run attacks can be used against large surface fleets and against a much larger enemy navy. Its pretty much that simple, and a corvette doesn't offer the attack range or sensor capability to engage the enemy before it is sunk with little to no effort because its small size comes with massive reductions in capability, to the point a $2000 drone could sink it.
Frigate upgrades and acquisitions are an ongoing process.
Has Kevin Rudd or his wife ever made a dollar not associated with ripping off the taxpayers of Australia ?
If you want change don’t follow anything the liberals and their enablers say. They are against all progress except making rich people richer. If they had their way we would still burn wood over coal
50 years of pure neglect!
Could the blame be partial to sending our industry off shore? We just dont have the trades people anymore.
We were apparently known in WW1 and WW2 as a nation of riflemen – now we are probably known as a nation of rainbow flag wavers and feminists.
16 vertical launch tube? US arliegh burke destroyers have 96! 🙄
The libs completely dropped the ball on defence many, many years ago..ya cant have it both ways miss credlin, labor is trying to het the defence agenda sorted after years upon years of neglect, but, what now because all around the globe the shit has hit the fan your blaming labor for the debarcle the last four liberal prime ministers f.cked up…short bloody memories you mob
The naval build up is all smoke and mirrors it's supposed to be a distraction from labor's not so secret open borders policy.
SNAFU.
All Australian government's could not build a bloody row boat , it is very hard to understand how these people are so bloody incompetent
Thanks Greg Labour is full of smoke and mirrors con job on Australians. They are playing games with Australians. It is about the history book I was the government of Australia. Total disaster they will not be out fighting an invader that will be done by someone else .