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Some politicians have raised the possibility of the two LHDs becoming full-blown Australian aircraft carriers some time down the track. What they have not said is that such a move would cost taxpayers more than $300 million per ship.
Always nice to see some one of my favorite countries
originally posted by: hutch622
a reply to: OccamsRazor04
Always nice to see some one of my favorite countries
Its number one in my list of favourite countries as well.
Me and my wife both plan to travel there soonish.
originally posted by: hutch622
a reply to: OccamsRazor04
Me and my wife both plan to travel there soonish.
Just do your homework weather wise if you come here . January February can be hellishly hot in the south and constant rain in a place like Darwin up north . June july is perfect in Darwin but cold and wet south .
As a defensive platform, in close to shore it will be a deterrent but we have over 40,000 klms of shoreline.
Just curious if submarine fleet debacle will be repeated . BTW is any of those 20 something subs on duty now?