A new aircraft carrier for the Royal Australian Navy?

dc.contributor.author	Brown, Gary
dc.contributor.author	Woolner, Derek
dc.date.accessioned	2022-12-18T23:25:41Z
dc.date.available	2022-12-18T23:25:41Z
dc.identifier	b13170727
dc.identifier.isbn	086784146X
dc.identifier.isbn	9780867841466
dc.identifier.issn	0158-3751
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1885/282471
dc.description.abstract	The Australian Government's decision to acquire a new aircraft carrier is critically analysed in strategic, operational and financial terms. The paper concludes that the strategic justification offered is "not proven", that the operational characteristics of available contenders do not satisfy assessed requirements and that the Australian defence budget cannot support both planned outlays and carrier associated costs. A comprehensive re-assessment of naval force structure is recommended.
dc.format.mimetype	application/pdf
dc.language.iso	en_AU
dc.publisher	Canberra : Research School of Pacific Studies, Australian National University
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Working paper (Australian National University. Strategic and Defence Studies Centre) ; no. 57
dc.subject	Aircraft Carriers
dc.subject	Military Spending
dc.subject	Australian Royal Navy
dc.title	A new aircraft carrier for the Royal Australian Navy?
dc.type	Working/Technical Paper
dc.date.issued	1982
local.type.status	Published Version
dcterms.accessRights	Open Access
dc.provenance	Digitised by The Australian National University in 2022.
Collections	ANU Strategic and Defence Studies Centre (SDSC) ANU Publications

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