$159bn earmarked for 10-year plan to boost naval shipbuilding
The new LST100 heavy landing craft that is to be built for the army. Photo: supplied The federal government is to spend $159 billion over 10 years and build 55 new vessels under plans to revitalise naval shipbuilding. Its 2024 Naval Shipbuilding and Sustainment Plan details a 30-year construction timetable for projects, largely across South Australia and…