buffy9
Well-Known Member
I'm not necessarily opposed to more of anything, though this in particular comes off as more about politicking rather than actually contributing (efficiently) to Defence - the stated cost of $124 million could have been better invested into high-end projects or otherwise. A standard for an election. It is just bitter coming straight after the cancellation of the MQ-9B and cuts to Land 400 (even if REDSPICE is worth said cuts).I can never understand the negativity when it comes to the potential of a couple of extra PBs.
Is it because they will be built in WA by Austal? (That dirty ‘WA mafia’ statement that gets thrown around here from time to time over the years?).
I live here in NSW, so I have no axe to grind about WA one way or the other.
I could say the same thing about SA being spoon fed and all the political pork barrelling that goes on with SA shipbuilding.
In the big scheme of things, what’s wrong with a couple of extra PBs? Isn’t it a positive thing?
That, and Australia already has a fairly significant maritime surveillance capability in ships alone.