The ‘largest navy’ since World War II will be doubled in size by Australia.

It has been announced that Australia intends to increase its spending on defense and acquire a number of warships that are ready for fight. Canberra is concerned about the escalating tensions with China and Russia, and as a result, it wants to strengthen its naval capabilities.
They will spend AU$11.1 billion (about $7.25 billion, €6.7 billion) over the next ten years to more than quadruple the surface combatant fleet of the Royal Australian Navy, according to numerous sources from which they have obtained information.
For the purpose of contributing to civil maritime security operations, Australia will boost its present fleet of combat-ready warships from 11 to 26 as part of the plan. Additionally, the country will provide 25 minor war boats.
“It is the largest fleet that we will have since the end of the Second World War,” said Richard Marles, who is the Minister of Defense.
The Australian capital of Canberra has been looking into increasing its naval defense capabilities for a number of years now as a response to the tremendous increase in weaponry that China and Russia have been accumulating.
According to the strategic assessment that was conducted by Australia in 2023, the competition between the United States and China was defining the Pacific region, which led to the “potential for conflict.”
“What is critically important to understand is that as we look forward, with an uncertain world in terms of great power contest, we’ll have a dramatically different capability in the mid-2030s to what we have now that is what we are planning for and that is what we are building,” according to Marles.
As part of the AUKUS security treaty with the United States of America and the United Kingdom, Australia said in 2021 that it intended to purchase at least three nuclear-powered submarines designed by the United States. The United States of America, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, and Australia have formed a defence and security collaboration known as AUKUS.
In addition to six surface warships of the Hunter class, eleven general-purpose frigates, three air warfare destroyers, and six surface warships that do not require crewing, Australia will also receive six surface warships of the most advanced technology.
In accordance with the plan, Australia’s defense spending would be increased to 2.4% of GDP by the middle of the 2030s, which is an increase from the present forecasts of 2.1%.
“This decision we are making right now sees a significant increase in defense spending … and it is needed, given the complexity of the strategic circumstances that our country faces,” according to Marles.
More than three thousand employment will be created as a result of the construction of some of the ships in the city of Adelaide, which is located in the southern region of Australia. However, some designs will be sourced from the United States, and another design will come from Spain, Germany, South Korea, or Japan.

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