Originally Posted by
Buster Hyman
We’ve swung all our eggs into the US basket, rightly or wrongly, but personally, I’d be exploring the possibility of getting some US or UK patrols to cover the Collins gap. (Don’t flame me, just a random thought as opposed to the 4 FRAUS subs option)
I totally agree. It would make sense (while the new SSN’s are being built) to have a submarine, from the country that is selected, based at Fleet Base West for operations with some RAN personnel integrated in the crew.