DM - Air Warfare Destroyer project in "deep, deep trouble"

Here are some recent quotes from our Defence Minister, Mr. Johnston on the troubled Air Warfare Destroyer program which is currently on the project-of-concern list.

Speaking to News Corp Australia on board a RAAF KC-30A tanker plane high over the outback an angry Defence Minister David Johnston said the program was in “deep, deep trouble”.

“That is a disgraceful mess of a program,” Senator Johnston said.

“The AWD will be one or two years late if we are lucky and several hundred millions over budget.”

He said he was still uncovering budgetary issues nine months after coming to office.

“People are not wanting to be frank about how bad this project is,” Senator Johnston said.

“This is a bit of skunk.”

Guess again. The Air Warfare Destroyer is billions, not millions over budget. As an aside, alleged Defence reporters ignore that fact.

What will be delivered, will be obsolete to the threat.


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