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Tuesday, February 01, 2011

Australia Cancels A$40 Million Defense Sea Craft Project

MRH90Australia's government on Tuesday canceled a A$40 million defense contract to build six sea craft since deemed unsuitable for their intended purpose of ferrying troops and supplies from ship to shore, with Defense Minister Stephen Smith calling for greater scrutiny of defense projects to prevent future costly bungles.

Australian defense firm ADI Ltd., now known as Thales Australia, was awarded a contract to build the LCM2000 watercraft, designed for use with landing platform ships Kanimbla and Manoora, in 2001.

But the weight and dimensions of the craft meant they were too heavy and too big to ever be launched from these ships, or for any other defense force use, Smith said.

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