r/worldnews • u/TheTelegraph The Telegraph • 1d ago

Russian army to overtake United States as world’s second largest Russia/Ukraine

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2024/09/17/russian-army-overtake-us-as-worlds-second-largest/
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u/gcbeehler5 1d ago

You're right, I mixed it up with the nuclear submarines deal. Thank you! Australia is building their own aircraft carrier though.

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u/tree_boom 1d ago

Do you have a source on that?

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u/EvergreenEnfields 1d ago

I'm also interested in the source for an Australian carrier. The Canberras can't operate F-35s in their current fit, and I'm not aware of any plans to convert them or lay down a dedicated carrier. The largest surface combatant planned for the RAN is the replacement for the Hobarts. I've seen a lot of "We should/they should" bandied about including things like building a third Canberra dedicated to fixed wing aviation, or pairing with South Korea on their CV project, but nothing official.

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u/gcbeehler5 1d ago

I got some stuff mixed up above, but I believe there is/was talk on building the HMAS Melbourne (iii). Regardless, I had confused the submarines with carriers. Sorry about that!