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Selling off Defence properties could help ease the dire housing shortages in the nation’s capital cities as well as freeing up money for new weapons.
New weapons worth billions of dollars are running cumulatively 37 years late, scathing audit finds.
“This project will build a foundation for future joint research on robotic and collaborative autonomy, aiming to deliver advanced capabilities to support asymmetric advantage,” Tanya Monro, Australia’s chief defense scientist, said in a statement.
Analysts have criticized the program, citing the frigate design’s weight growth, scheduling delays and what they view as an inadequate number of VLS cells.
A major AUKUS bill has passed the US Congress. What does this mean for Australia's future as an owner of nuclear-powered submarines?