Australia will upgrade its fleet of P-8 patrol aircraft so they can eventually fire missiles out to 1,000 kilometres, while also purchasing another long-range Triton drone from the United States.
with plans to eventually buy up to seven, but none have yet been delivered to Australia.
The halted production will leave the US Navy with a total of 22 aircraft, well short of its earlier target of 70.Former Australian defence official Marcus Hellyer has described Labor's decision to persevere with the Triton as "strange". "Rather than getting in deeper and throwing good money after bad do we actually reconsider the whole thing and get out while we still can?" says Dr Hellyer, now with Strategic Analysis Australia.
However, the Triton acquisition is the right decision for Australia when combined with other steps being taken by the government, says Mr Conroy.
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