‘Dead in the water’: Navy’s flagship ‘drone ship’ program in doubt
26-07-2026 12:00 via smh.com.au

‘Dead in the water’: Navy’s flagship ‘drone ship’ program in doubt

The government insists it still plans to acquire six large optionally crewed surface vessels, but developments in the US have called that into question.
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