ANU National Security College’s Jennifer Parker says it’s been a “pretty significant” day for the Navy due to cost blowouts in building frigates reaching almost $20 billion.
Ms Parker joined Sky News Australia to discuss the latest cost blowouts for Australia’s defence.
“So what we get for it is the largest surface combatant fleet consisting of eight ANZAC-class frigates which are ageing and three Hobart-class air warfare destroyers,” she said.
“Now the ANZAC class were meant to replace by the Hunter-class frigate announced in 2018 – nine of those.
“Today’s announced that the Hunter-class frigate program which has had a number of troubles will be reduced from nine to six, and we will actually get 11 general-purpose frigates.”
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😂how long till they are delivered?😅
They have decided to use the refugee boats as their new fleet.
Old Vincey built the titanic
I'm so sick of this!!!
I'm going back to the garage!!!! sigh…………
If you can’t organise your people to deliver on time, budget and quality then you can’t organise during war. We are fked already. We have incompetent clowns running the show … by the way, I worked in Defence as a consultant and it’s riddled with dead wood, dinosaurs that couldn’t get a job elsewhere.
Australian Navy getting ready for Pride first things first.
Built in Australia, so when the union get involved it will cost twice as much and take three times as long. Don't believe me then check out nay of the infrastructure projects in Vic
Marina aqua marina
Australia is a huge island, right? How about getting a fleet carrier battle group? you know show that AUS can be world class navy.
Nit sure if thus still haplens but the UK used to have a merchant Marine which were Royal Navy trabspirt ships but creqed by civiluans. I understood that the RAF were looking at civilian pilots to ctew their transport aircraft about 20 years ago! This would have meant that RAF trained pilots could be allocated to fighters
Marxist smoke & mirrors….But the apathetic Australian electorate is
easy to con…..that's a lucky break for Australian Marxists who are FIRMLY in charge.
The Chinese will be patting Badpenny Wong, on Her LBTQ A_Z Asian head tonight.
Bugger me drunk!!!
I weep for my Australia….
RJ Fishbourne Ex PONPCSM RAN
ANU…..One of Australia's Marxist incubators par excellence….
I am so pleased She's pleased and approves of this maritime shell game from
Can'tburra today.
How much can a Koala Bare?