ASPI Strategist – Collins-class submarine upgrades should stay in Adelaide

It’s difficult to see a convincing case on ‘national interest’ grounds for moving full-cycle docking of the Collins-class submarines from ASC’s Osborne shipyard to Fremantle in Western Australia. Indeed, doing so may put the navy’s operational capability at risk. Author: Martin Hamilton-Smith Read this article on the ASPI Strategist website >

InDaily – SA has a lot more to lose if WA snaffles subs work

If sustainment of the Collins Class submarines goes west, it could set off a cascading chain of lost work for the Adelaide shipyards, writes former state defence industries minister Martin Hamilton-Smith. So why aren’t South Australian politicians fighting harder? Moving full cycle docking from ASC’s Osborne shipyard in SA to Fremantle in WA would be…