Navy surface fleet to be 'twice as large' as planned following review

Australia’s navy is set to be equipped with a major surface combatant fleet twice as large as planned when Labor came to government following a review. Defence Minister Richard Marles has included in a foreward to the review to be released on Tuesday: “This will see Navy equipped with a major surface combatant fleet twice as large as planned when we came to government. “And with more of these new surface combatants in the water and operational sooner.” Sky News spoke to Strategic Analysis Director Michael Shoebridge about the matter.