'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.

  • BynarsAreOk [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    China controls over 50% of the world aluminum production.

    You could think it is a good idea to start calling the shots on who gets to buy that production until you realize China is still heavily relying on imports of things like food.

    If you want to start a global economic war you should do it over something more meaningful than Coca cans.

    Meanwhile Australia is completely irrelevant, these PT boats are the smallest class of military vessels. The cruise missiles used to sink these rubber ducks are worth 1/10 of the cost so let Jimmy play on the bathtub if he wants to.