Episode 138

Podcast: Asia Pacific Defence Reporter · APDR

Opublikowano: 2026-05-12

To follow on from last week, we start with some thoughts about Mogami frigates and why none of them will ever be built in Australia. The simple fact is that WA companies do not have the necessary experience - and building some landing craft for the Army will not get them there. Secondly, in an outrageous oversight during the bidding process, no one was asked by Defence to provide a single line of costings on how the ships will be constructed in Australia. Then some history of the Crimean War and the inability of British commander Lord R...