Radical shake up planned for Australia’s Hobart-class destroyers

Hobart-class air warfare destroyers - Photo ASC

11 August 2014 Grant Turnbull - naval-technology.com

Australia’s troubled shipbuilding industry could be overhauled under radical proposals by the Canberra government, local media reports have indicated. Speculation is rife that British defence giant BAE Systems will be brought in to rescue the Navy’s long-delayed and over-budget Hobart-class air warfare destroyer (AWD) project.

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