The main shocks,...

A new long-range rocket system will further enhance fire power, and armed medium-altitude unmanned aircraft will enhance surveillance and protection for the land force.(RAAF Crews have been already undertaking training on Reapers since 2015, so it seems to be a RAAF Ownership)

The submarine force will be increased from 6 to 12 regionally superior submarines with a high degree of interoperability with the United States. The surface naval capability will include three Hobart Class Air Warfare Destroyers and a new class of nine future frigates supported by new replenishment vessels.

Unlike before per AWD Build,. Lets ensure the parent Company that designed and built them originally, is involved in the managed build this time!!!)


References per nuts and bolts purchases, per Chapter and verse

4.37 Eight P-8A Poseidon maritime surveillance and response aircraft will
be introduced in the early 2020s, with seven additional aircraft to be
acquired in two tranches to bring the total to 15 aircraft by the late
2020s.

4.38 To complement the surveillance capabilities of the Poseidon, the
Government will acquire seven high altitude MQ-4C Triton unmanned
aircraft from the early 2020s as part of the Intelligence, Surveillance
and Reconnaissance capability stream.

4.42 The ADF will be equipped with a potent and technologically advanced
strike and air combat capability over the next decade, building on the
current fleet of 24 F/A-18F Super Hornets, six E-7A Wedgetail Airborne
Early Warning and Control aircraft and five KC-30A air-to-air refuelling
aircraft. In addition to 12 EA-18G Growler Electronic Attack aircraft
which will enter service from 2018, 72 F-35A Lightning II Joint Strike
Fighters will begin to enter operational service from 2020 to replace
the Classic Hornets. Options to replace the Super Hornets in the late
2020s will be considered in the early 2020s in light of developments in
technology and the strategic environment and will be informed by our
experience in operating the Joint Strike Fighters.

4.44 The Government will acquire advanced air defence and high-speed,
long-range strike weapons for the air combat fleet capable of attacking
land and maritime targets. Two additional KC-30A air-to-air refuellers will be introduced into service before the end of this decade, for a total
of seven, to extend the range and endurance of our combat aircraft
and surveillance platforms. Consideration will be given to a follow-on
acquisition of further air-to-air refuellers, to take the refueller fleet to
nine aircraft, to support new aircraft types such as the P-8A Poseidon
maritime surveillance aircraft.

4.45 To enhance the defences of our deployed forces against attacks, new
deployable short range ground-based air defence weapons will enter
service by the early 2020s to replace the existing RBS-70 system.

4.46 ("Odd one!!!" GRB) The Government will ensure that our maritime and land forces have improved strike capabilities. This will include acquisition of new
deployable land-based anti-ship missiles to support operations to protect deployed forces and vital offshore assets such as oil and natural gas platforms.

4.53 ("Odd one!!!" GRB) The Government will enhance Army’s firepower with a new long-range rocket system in the mid-2020s to complement Army’s existing artillery capability. The new system will be capable of providing fire support to
defeat threats to our personnel at ranges of up to 300 kilometres. ( GRB: Surely a Land Attack Missile ex Submarine launched would be more accurate purchase and more versatile "world wide" ???,..better to have gotten those 18 x 155mm K9 SPs Guns for the Armoured Cavalry Regiments instead)

4.56 The Government will replace the 22 Tiger Armed Reconnaissance
helicopters with a new armed reconnaissance capability from the
mid-2020s. ( So no Mid-life update, rather a new purchase,....AH-1Zulu as used in USMC or AH-64E,..later now used as a OH-57D replacement in US Army)

4.60 A new capability for the ADF will be introduced with the acquisition of dedicated light helicopters to support Special Forces operations. These light helicopters can be rapidly deployed in C-17s, and can insert, extract and rovide fire support for small teams of Special Forces undertaking tasks ranging from tactical observation through to counter-terrorism missions, or hostage recovery.


4.93 The ADF’s air lift capability will comprise eight heavy lift C-17A
Globemasters with additional heavy lift aircraft to be acquired later,
12 upgraded C-130J Hercules, 10 C-27J Spartans, and 10 CH-47F
Chinook helicopters (involving the acquisition of an additional three
Chinooks in the near term) which will complement the Army’s MRH-90
battlefield lift capability. The future acquisition of two additional KC-30A
air-to-air refuellers, for a total of nine, will provide substantial additional
air lift support. ( Most likely the KC-30As will be another two ex QANTAS aircraft,..and VIPed,....the Additional Heavy Lift may be part of the replacement C-130J Project; A400 Size,...that can't side door parachute or refuel Choppers (perhaps never due to dynamic loads on Chopper rotor heads ) at this stage due to design problems)

4.94 Currently, the ADF does not have a dedicated capability for combat
search and rescue, and has limited battlefield aero-medical evacuation
capabilities. The Government will acquire enhanced aero-medical
evacuation and search and rescue capabilities, commencing with
upgrades to Chinook helicopters to improve their ability to conduct
aero-medical evacuation. In the longer-term, the Government will
investigate options to enable the ADF to undertake combat search and
rescue tasks more speedily and at longer range.

4.96 The surface fleet will be supported by two new replenishment vessels to
be introduced into service by the early 2020s. These vessels will replace
the current mixed fleet of one replenishment ship and one oiler which
carries fuel only. A third replenishment or additional logistics vessel will
follow in the late 2020s.

4.116 The Government is bringing forward the future frigate program to replace
the Anzac Class frigates. A continuous build of the Navy’s future frigates
(new class of nine future frigates) will commence in 2020. The future frigates will be built in South Australia following completion of a Competitive Evaluation Process.

4.117 The Government is establishing a continuous build production line for
smaller navy vessels. This will commence with construction of a fleet of 12 offshore patrol vessels to replace the Armidale Class patrol boats, with construction to start in 2018 following a Competitive Evaluation Process.

All in all,..exciting


So off subject,..looks like the RAAF needs a additional Sqn numberplate for Tritons,....another for Predators,.....No 20 and No 9 ?????? ( Ex MR Catalina Sqn and Ex "of late incarnation", a former UH-1H/S70A9 Utility and Gunship Sqn???)

Best
Gordy
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