Plans for new fighter jets on back burner despite Labor’s $50bn boost to defence spending
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#6M4J3)
Military funding to undergo major shake-up Albanese government says will ensure ADF can project power further from Australian shores
Plans for Australia to acquire new F-35 fighter jets have been put on the back burner, as part of a major funding overhaul that the government says will deliver an overall increase in defence spending.
The Albanese government is pouring an extra $50bn into defence spending over the next 10 years and pledging to ensure the military can project power further from Australia's shores.
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