The navy’s $11 billion reboot is fine on paper - as long as we don’t need to go to war any time in the next decade.
The navy will expand its fleet of warships from 11 to 26 vessels under a radical $11 billion overhaul designed to prepare for possible conflict in the Indo-Pacific.
The Australian armada is sinking under a mountain of debt as it chases projects some argue aren’t fit for 21st century warfare.
A dramatic navy overhaul will double the nation’s number of warships and boost the firepower of the surface fleet,but risks angering Germany.
The opposition leader has ruled out supporting moves to cash in Defence property assets,accusing Labor of “trashing the history of the Australian Defence Force”.
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.
The newspapers defending former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation appeal say one of their key witnesses gave truthful evidence about a murder.
Asked about the so-called “three-ringed wranglers” WhatsApp group,Navy Chief Mark Hammond said the claims were being taken “very seriously”.
Allowing foreigners to serve in Australia’s armed forces is among changes being considered to bolster a sluggish recruitment effort that has left the military short thousands of personnel.
A Perth RSL sub-branch has been shut down over allegations it was breaching its code of conduct by being run like a bikie clubhouse,complete with skimpy barmaids.
Military experts say the war in Ukraine has shown that helicopters are increasingly vulnerable to drone attacks and becoming largely useless in a conflict.