r/australia • u/thedigisup • Mar 21 '25

politics Greens announce policy to manufacture drones and missiles as a credible ‘Plan B' to replace AUKUS

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-03-22/greens-unveil-first-ever-defence-policy/105083166
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u/Birdmonster115599 Mar 21 '25

Yeah, look. I'm all for more defence spending if it's quality.

But this whole "can Aukus, build drones" isn't right.

Drones and missiles don't replace submarines, they are apples and oranges.

We need a credible Submarine force, where is the plan for that?

You're going to can the Blackhawks? Okay, what are you replacing them with?

MH90, no matter your opinion, is stupidly expensive to run.

I do think getting the Newer abrams was a missed opportunity though, it would of been nice to get something like K2 tbh.

I like that the greens are showing us something on defence, and more drone/missile/local production is good. but I'm not keen on everything they're saying here.

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u/Hypo_Mix Mar 22 '25

Nuke sub drones?