Collins-class subs another Defence bungle tying us to AUKUS

This can only happen in the Defense field: a project originally planned to cost $5 billion will instead cost $11 billion, but will fall far short of its original targets. Worse still, this is Australia’s greatest area of ​​defense vulnerability: the looming capability gap in our submarine fleet.

two years ago the government announced In 2026 we will see the beginning of the type life extension (LOTE) program for the Collins-class submarine fleet; This was a program that would ensure that our old submarines were operational while we transitioned to a new fleet.