It’s a dammed situation of lack of time, engineering challenges and politics.
For all the attributes of the Collin’s Class, does anyone seriously believe they will provide the service we expect from them in the time frame we need them to serve.
NO!
Complete folly and nonsense.
A Plan B is a must decision that needs action asap.
Peter Briggs recent article in ASPIs The Strategist may or may not be the answer, but relying on the expectation that our SSN endeavour will deliver both on time and in numbers is optimistic to say the least.
What’s better ,spending vast sums on Collin’s for a mixed result , or invest similar amounts of coin into a Plan B
We are reluctantly yet prudently building frigates overseas for our Navy
A modest number of Submarines may need to be apart of that mix as well.
A hard conversation that needs to happen
Cheers S
