Australia should free up money for new weaponry by buying more military equipment directly from overseas, a former senior defence official argues.
Australia will not be able to afford all the high-tech weaponry it needs to defend itself unless the federal government ends its fixation on building defence equipment locally, a former senior Defence official argues.
Construction of a fleet of frigates for the Royal Australian Navy has been plagued by cost blowouts and delays.set to be manufactured in South Australia, Bourke argues the government should prioritise value for money by buying more military equipment directly from overseas.
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