Australia launches planning for multi-billion dollar AUKUS dry dock, expanded naval base
The dry dock will be a centerpiece of the massive consolidation and expansion of shipyards and HMAS Stirling, potentially worth $20 billion.
New dry dock for Aussie subs an ‘ongoing’ discussion: Defense Minister Marles
"We're a long way down that path and really, that's the thing that we need to [figure out] first," Richard Marles, Australia's deputy prime minister and defense minister, told Breaking Defense.
Modernizing defense enterprise IT without disrupting the mission
Government can’t stop to update systems, so modernization has to happen without interruptions.
Australian admiral warns AUKUS effort may be ‘at risk’ if dry dock issue not solved soon
Separately Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said, "We need that infrastructure on the west coast and so it's going to be really important to put that in place... . We have some time in order to do it, but not a lot of time."