Dutton Pledges More Fighter Jets in Defence Spend Boost

Dutton Pledges More Fighter Jets in Defence Spend Boost
Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton reacts during House of Representatives Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on Feb. 4, 2025. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
|Updated:
0:00

More fighter jets would be added to Australia’s defence fleet as part of a multi-billion dollar boost to defence under a coalition government.

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said the coalition would spend $3 billion to reinstate a fourth squadron of F-35A fighter jets to the Air Force, should he win the upcoming election.