The Australian government today unveiled its response to a landmark defence review, with Anthony Albanese saying that the nation is facing its greatest strategic challenges since World War II. 9News
said today Australia faces the greatest strategic challenges since World War II as the government unveiled its response to the landmark defence review.
"We confront the most challenging strategic circumstances since the Second World War both in our region and around the world. "At its core, all of this is making Australia more self reliant, more prepared and more secure in the years ahead." "The second is to provide for a much longer range strike capability for our Defence Force, including through the manufacturing of munitions in Australian Defence Force to operate."The fourth is to provide for a much quicker transition of new innovative technologies into the service and that is particularly with respect to pillar two of the AUKUS arrangement.READ MORE:
Marles also addressed the DSR would result in major cuts to projects for the army to pay for new long range air and sea weapons."Ultimately, what the DSR recommends and what the Government is going to put in place, will give rise to an army with a much more focused mission, with a much more enhanced capability," he said."The cost of the DSR over the forward estimates will be around $19 billion," Marles said.
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