1. WHITE PAPER GIVES THE GO-AHEAD.
- Author
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YEO, MILE
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MILITARY readiness , *DEFENSE procurement , *MILITARY policy , *NATIONAL security - Abstract
The article discusses issues related to 2013 Defence White Paper which has committed to the Offshore Combatant Vessels (OCV) project in Australia with procurement of an existing Offshore Patrol Vessel (OPV). Topics discussed include comparison between the 2013 with that of the 2009 Defence White Paper, which had plans to introduce a class of 20 Offshore Combatant Vessels (OCV) under Project SEA 1180 for ship classes performing patrol duties and oceanographic survey.
- Published
- 2016