Navy fleet rejig goes for more ships, fewer sailors, better missiles Defence The number of Australian warships will more than double to 26 over coming decades following the Navy’s Surface Fleet Review.
Australia’s AUKUS subs get Rolls-Royce reactors October 5, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Defence The best of British atomic power ships here from the early 2040s. Small and affordable domestic fission power plants are also available.
$4.6bn Hunter class frigates broadsided by ANAO as overdue, over budget May 10, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Defence ANAO found the frigate lacking in key value-for-money criteria and the procurement process for the design of the boats to be flawed.
Sub leaks gazump Albo AUKUS announcement March 10, 2023 By Julian Bajkowski Defence Australia’s AUKUS nuclear submarine announcement security was tight. Everyone else? Not so much. Now we have to find the skills.
Defence bureaucrats absolved of procurement mismanagement as Marles and Conroy vow ‘activist’ ministry October 10, 2022 By Julian Bajkowski Defence The Defence department is not to blame for a ‘complete mess’ says Defence Minister Richard Marles, who is confident of improvements.
