Originally Posted by
Going Boeing
A very historic day.
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Only if you believe it will all happen.
This is politicians being politicians, and an ever gullible crowd of defence watches being offered "cake and circuses" on the never never.
Defence Ministers and PM's have made big announcements about major RAN acquisitions in the past, with grandiose major fleet upgrades and more ships or submarines than anyone expected, and lots of money in the forward estimates, and it all comes to be revised after the next election.
ie
replace 6 conventional subs with 12 new better French subs.
replace 8 ANZAC frigates with
9 bigger and better ones (Hunter Class) that we will alter to customise for our needs
12 bigger steel OPV to upgrade from the poor aluminium patrol boats that were bashed to death on patrols in heavy sea states
- all of which never actually got delivered
Perhaps someone will soon come up with "this time it is different".
This is more money and time wasted when we don't have a lot of money or time to waste.