Source: Global Times
[Global Times Special reporter Chenyang] Australia announced on the 20th that it will consume more than $ 35 billion in the next 10 years.The huge plan of scale.Western media generally believe that "this move has exacerbated the tension between Australia and China in the Indo -Pacific region."Chinese experts interviewed by the Global Times believed that Australia has greatly strengthened the power of the surface fleet and underwater nuclear submarine under the guise of "Chinese threats", but Australia rendered more than 2,000 kilometers from Australia and other places in the South China Sea, which rendered "conflict risk".Who is threatening who is at a glance.
"The existing surface fleet is out of date"
Australian Broadcasting Corporation said on the 20th that according to the Australian government releasedThe independent review team led by a retired U.S. Navy found that after the "current and planned water combat fleets are not suitable for our strategic environment", the Australian Navy will increase the total number of major surface combat ships to 26.The Australian Navy Chief of Staff and Lieutenant General Mark Hammond stated in the statement: "A strong Australia depends on a powerful navy. This navy has the ability to develop diplomacy in our region, deter do with potential opponents, and receive it.Defend our national interests during the summon. "Net (CNN) said on the 21st that the main ships of the Australian Navy in the future will include 20 destroyers, frigates, and 6 large -scale "optional human surface ships".These surface fleets will cooperate with Australias nuclear submarine fleets built with the AUKUS agreement with Australia in accordance with the United States and Britain.On the 21st, the US "Naval News" website looked forward to the future composition of the Australian Navy: consists of 3 "Hobart" -class air destroyers, 6 "hunter" -class frigates with anti -submarine and long -range strike capabilities, forming a "first -class battleship".11 small general missile frigates and six large "optional manned water surface ships" formed a "secondary combat ship".Among them, the general missile frigate will choose in existing design schemes in Spain, Germany, South Korea, and Japan for delivery as soon as possible.The "optional manned surface ship" is based on the large U.S. Navy unmanned surface warships. It can be equipped with sailors or as unmanned ships.It is reported that these unmanned ships will be equipped with a vertical launch system of 32 units, which can significantly enhance the remote strike capacity of the Australian Navy.
With very strong targeted
According to the Australian governmentAccording to the statement, the independent review team believes that Australia currently has "the oldest fleet in history", so it urgently needs to be renewed on a large scale.Chinese experts who were interviewed by the Global Times believed that Australias "Anzac" class frigates and "Collins" class conventional submarines in the 1980s and 1990s did need to be replaced, but as far as the overall situation, the Australian NavyIt is far from the "old" as it is said. For example, the "Hobart" -class air destroyer using the Aegis system of the American Aegis system began to serve in 2017; the "Hunter" class frigate was developed with the British emerging 26 frigates as a blueprint.8,800 tons; the two "Canberra" amphibious attack ships were served in 2014 and 2015, respectively, and can be converted into light aircraft carriers.
Experts believe that the Australian Navy has no rivals compared to neighboring countries.The Indo -Pacific strategy has promoted the transformation to better cooperate with the US Navy operations.The Australian government issued a "National Defense Strategic Review" report last year, with the so -called "Chinese military threat".Jennifer Parker, an associate researcher at the University of New South Wales, said in an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation: "The Naval Expansion Program shows how worried the government and the Ministry of National Defense are in our strategic environment." She also declared that Chinas "aggression in the South China Sea in the South China Sea"Behavioral" leads to a risk period in the Indo -Pacific region.
The British "Financial Times" stated that although the Australian government documents did not directly mention China, it is clearly stated that the future water surface fleet needs to "support key activities, including patrol usThe northern channel, close escort and theater maritime protection missions ".Australias retired Navy Major General Rowan Moffit believes that the eastern, western and southern parts of Australia are the "blue water" waters, and only the area around the northern islands is regarded as "brown water" that is conducive to light ship activities.Chinese experts believe that the Australian Navys large -scale construction of small frigates and "optional manned surface ships" come from this.The expert believes that considering the "South China Sea Risk Area" rendered by Australia, it is more than 2,000 kilometers from Australia. Australias nuclear submarines and surface ships built in recent years have the characteristics of suitable voyage and have very strong intentions.
There are many uncertainty
HoweverAll parties question.Agence France -Presse said that for a long time, the main defense projects in Australia have been plagued by factors such as cost overruns and changes in government policy 180 degrees.For example, the Australian Ministry of National Defense has a major mistake in the procurement process of the "Hunter" frigates, which leads to a series of problems such as overnight, delays, and cost overruns.Therefore, it is expected that the Australian Navy expansion plan in the 1940s is expected to continue.
The "Navy News" website said that in order to build a nuclear submarine specified in the AUKUS agreement, Australia had to raise tens of billions of dollars.Facing the new round of surface ship expansion plans, the Australian Navy, which has been stretched by funds, is forced to "dismantle the East Wall and supplement the West Wall", including the cancellation of the "Anzak" frigates upgrade plan, which has greatly reduced the "hunter" and "Allah" and "Allah"The construction scale of the "Fla" sea patrol ship is used to promote the development of new types of ships with valuable funds.
At the same time, whether the Australian Navy can provide sufficient professional talents has become a problem.CNN said the opponents said that when the new ship began to serve, the Australian Navy could not guarantee that there were enough professional crew members who had enough, trained."Navy News" said that the Australian Navy has always faced the problem of insufficient troops, and the number of active duty personnel has continued to decline.The worst thing is that according to the Australian Navy Chief of Staff Mark Hammond not long ago, "most of the Australian Navy technicians are leaving", which has brought additional challenges to the Australian Navy.
The Financial Times stated that Sam Rogwin, director of the International Security Project of the Institute of International Policy of the Australian Think Trek Roy, believes that the Australian expanded water surface fleet is "unlikely to let letChina feels uneasy, because China has stronger strike capabilities, "it is wrong to think that this will make balances tilt towards Australia."
