'Deficient' shipment of Chinese aluminium forces delay to Navy's Cape Class patrol boats
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Poor quality aluminium imported from China is being blamed for the delayed delivery of the Royal Australian Navy's new $350 million evolved Cape Class patrol boats.

Inb4 productive forces.

Tbf who knows how many hands this passed through before ending up with the Australian navy. But it isn’t a good look. Plus, you’d think manufacturers would want as small of a supply chain as possible for military applications to prevent sabotage or whatever.