The Australian Government has announced a cutback in the troubled Hunter-class frigate program, which has faced numerous problems. This decision comes as part of the announcement of a new enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet, including the procurement of 11 new general-purpose frigates for the Royal Australian Navy.
The Government will scale back the troubled Hunter-class frigate program. If we put into service every ship that we've ever announced we’d have the biggest fleet in the world. There is a disconcerting thread that runs through major defence announcements in Australia: They seem to almost always involve a commitment to some new piece of untried, unspecified, sometimes not even yet designed, new bit of kit.
We're also announcing today that we will procure a new, general-purpose frigate, of which we will procure 11, and this will be a new class of ship for the Royal Australian Navy. Today was no different when the Government announced its new enhanced lethality surface combatant fleet. There will be a cutback in the number of the large Hunter-class frigates to be built. These were the last troubled investment decision which has been plagued with problems
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