Canberra is late in publishing the 2015 Defense White Paper by two months, Defence Minister Kevin Andrews didn’t want to confirm the new date but promised to deliver a “credible, fully-costed White Paper and doing so in a considered and methodical manner.”
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By U.S. Navy photo by Journalist Seaman Ryan C. McGinley [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Media reports said buying new frigates and patrol vessels are being recommended in the upcoming report. A life-extension to some Collins-class submarines is required while the navy search for its replacement.