With the Prime Minister and his predecessor at war over a suspected leak regarding the future submarines, things are certainly hotting up. Not that news of the Collins life extension was a great surprise, but this political in-fighting thing is really getting a little tiresome and stability and unity with regard to Defence is needed now more than ever.
As promised, we've dug a little deeper into the White Paper this week with our Editor Katherine Ziesing analysing the strategy and that tricky definition of defence industry. We also look at energy security and the need for a whole of nation approach. And Nigel Pittaway reflects on the decision to proceed with the MRTT VIP conversion.
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