The Australian Navy has been left with just one fully operational submarine as the rest of its aging Collins-class fleet undergoes urgent repairs or await upgrades. Defence sources have confirmed to the ABC two of the Collins submarines are currently stationed in Adelaide, where there are delays to maintenance.
The Australian Navy has been left with just one fully operational submarine as the rest of its aging fleet undergoes urgent repairs or await upgrades.The Australian Navy has been left with just one fully operational submarine as the rest of its aging Collins -class fleet undergoes urgent repairs or waits to complete scheduled upgrades.
Another three of the country's submarines are at Western Australia's Garden Island naval base, but Defence insists at least one of those boats could be put to sea if urgently required. "Defence continues to meet government-directed levels of operational availability for the Collins-class submarines. Defence has more than one boat available for operations if required," a Defence spokesperson told the ABC.
In May, the Australian Submarine Corporation told a parliamentary hearing that half of the Collins fleet would remain out of the water for the rest of the year with unprecedented corrosion problems discovered on two of the aging boats.
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