Yes. I'm concerned because every year projects like that are delayed, costs increase. Again, I don't think we're increasingly vulnerable because we don't have those hulls in the water by a certain fixed date. Again, that would belie my overall threat assessment to say we don't face an acute military threat in the region. What I worry about is that every year projects like this get pushed back. Escalators mean that we're going see a reduction. Again, these are important deliverables, I think they fit within the whole-of-government context. These are very versatile platforms that play a very important role. It would be very unfortunate if they slipped away over time.
On December 9th, 2014. See this statement in context.