Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet Review released
On 20 February the Commonwealth Government released the Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Fleet Review. The Government described it as “the blueprint for a larger and more lethal surface combatant fleet for the Royal Australian Navy.
The Review was conducted by Vice Admiral William Hilarides, USN (Retd), Ms Rosemary Huxtable and Vice Admiral Stuart Mayer RAN as a follow-on from the Defence Strategic Review. The proposed fleet will constitute the largest number of surface combatants since World War II. In line with independent analysis’ recommendations, Navy’s future surface combatant fleet will comprise 26 major surface combatants consisting of:
