Building our own warships is Australia's path to the next industrial revolution
- Written by Giselle Rampersad, Associate Professor in Innovation, Flinders University
Naval defence procurement is very big business. Nine Hunter-class frigates will cost Australian taxpayers A$35 billion; the 12 submarines to replace the existing Collins-class subs at least A$50 billion.
Although both the frigates and submarines will be built by foreign companies – the frigates by Britain’s BAE, the subs by...
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