New report argues navy ‘lacks the resources to adequately protect Australia’s vast maritime interests’
Ships from the Royal Australian Navy, including the Anzac class frigates HMAS Perth and Warramunga. A new report calls for an overall increase in RAN ships, but a cut in the Hunter class frigate order.Ships from the Royal Australian Navy, including the Anzac class frigates HMAS Perth and Warramunga. A new report calls for an overall increase in RAN ships, but a cut in the Hunter class frigate order.
The frigates would therefore have less capability to destroy a rival’s aircraft and other surface ships. These frigates are being built in Adelaide but the first is not expected to be ready until the early 2030s. The report is not official policy, but gives an insight into the sorts of trade-offs the federal government faces as it considers the shape of the navy’s surface fleet.
In the new Aspi report, Parker said acquiring eight nuclear-powered submarines to replace Australia’s six conventional submarines was “important” but did not represent “a major structural change or significant expansion” of the navy. “Analysis of the growth and modernisation of navies in our region – including among our partners and allies – makes this abundantly clear.”
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