Publication

6 Jun 2005

This report criticizes the decision of the Australian government to buy new Air Warfare Destroyers (AWDs). The author states that the government has not properly considered the need or how to buy them before choosing a company to build them. He concludes that AWDs are not Australia’s defense priority and purchasing them would be a mistake.

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Author Hugh White
Series Lowy Institute Analysis
Publisher Lowy Institute for International Policy
Copyright © 2005 Lowy Institute for International Policy
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