The Koala with Maritime Ambitions
... aviation and in the absence of deck-based aircraft. Photo: U-216 Conventional Submarine Notably, Australian plans for doubling the submarine fleet are quite far-reaching, although in the near future, its strength will remain unchanged. Based on the Västergötland ... ... had been set at 28 years, which means they should be discarded in 2024-2031 creating a threat of reductions in the undersea fleet in late 2020s. The Australian Department of Defense often refers to the 2012 study , which found that overhaul and modernization ...