Aussie Navy to double surface fleet with $7B plan, but future funding uncertain
Under the new plan, the Australian surface fleet will grow to 26 ships over the next decade.
Under the new plan, the Australian surface fleet will grow to 26 ships over the next decade.
"There's no more cost that gets added to the program outside that one design zone change, therefore when you consider that as a value for money, it avoids having to complete a brand-new design from ground up," Craig Lockhart of BAE Systems Australia said.
The Lucky Country’s national audit office says the Department of Defence didn’t follow proper protocol in making the multi-billion-dollar selection.