Surface Fleet Review

Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Review
Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Review
Presented	20 February 2024
Signatories	Minister for Defence - Richard Marles; Minister for Defence Industry - Pat Conroy
Subject	The Royal Australian Navy's surface fleet
Purpose	To determine the future of the RAN surface fleet

The 'Enhanced Lethality Surface Combatant Review' (or the 'Independent Analysis of Navy’s Surface Combatant Fleet') is an independent review of the surface fleet of the Royal Australian Navy, that was authorised as a result of the larger Defence Strategic Review. The review examines the future of the RAN and attempts to reconcile what has been a period of 'neglection' of the Navy.^[1] The review was announced to the public on 20 February 2024 by Minister for Defence and Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles, as well as Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy.^[2]

^ "As an island nation, why do we accept such a weak navy?". Australian Financial Review. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
^ Lonergan, Thomas (22 March 2024). "Faster, cheaper ways to expand Australia's maritime firepower". The Strategist. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[1] "As an island nation, why do we accept such a weak navy?". Australian Financial Review. 12 September 2023. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

[2] Lonergan, Thomas (22 March 2024). "Faster, cheaper ways to expand Australia's maritime firepower". The Strategist. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

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