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The decision to refurbish the existing fleet has been made to avoid a capability gap, with the first of Australia’s 12 new attack-class submarines not due to enter service until 2035.
Shadow Defence Minister Brendan O’Connor says the federal government does not “get to make a virtue out” out of its own failures in light of Friday’s announcement to rebuild the navy’s Collins-class submarines.
All six of the navy’s Collins-class submarines will undergo a $10 billion rebuild with the introduction of first of 12 new French Attack-class submarines now scheduled for 2035.
“It’s well overdue; eight long years ago when the government was elected, they were advised to make a decision on the life-of-type extension on the Collins-class submarines by mid-2015,” Mr O’Connor said.
“That was six years ago and the cost of the life-of-type extension would’ve been around $3-5 billion, that’s gone up to at least $10bn, if not $15bn, so major delays, massive timeline blowouts and expenditure blowouts on the future submarine program.
“It’s absolutely essential that we fill the capability gap but you don’t get to make a virtue out of your own failures
US military boost on Australian shores in our own security interest
The Defence Minister has confirmed more US marines will be stationed in Australia s north as he warned of an increasingly complex and far less predictable period than any time since the second World War.
In a wide-ranging address to a security conference in Canberra, Peter Dutton warned not all nations are following Australia and its allies by prioritising peace in the Indo-Pacific. The prospect of military conflict is less remote than in the past, especially through miscalculation or misunderstanding, Mr Dutton told the Australian Strategic Policy Institute.
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