John Quiggin on Nostr: "the centuries-old era of sea power via conventional sea surface naval ships may be ...

"the centuries-old era of sea power via conventional sea surface naval ships may be over and Australia’s high cost frigates may be being built for an era that has passed."

This has actually been true for decades, obscured by the absence of any real naval warfare

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/australia-should-heed-high-tech-drone-lessons-from-ukraine-and-russia-war/news-story/39ead0f2fb399c9db9222d2aadfbab78