Nice looking ship indeed. Glad to see she has a 'proper' livery with a dark hull, even if that does get a bit difficult to maintain down here for long given the sun that often quickly fades them to a rather unglamorous grey.
I'd rather they divert the funds from ordering the rubbish F-35s to something that's actually capable of replacing our F/A-18Cs with a role we'd actually use then put the rest into upgrading the Navy's equipment. Apparently the Collins are doing okay now but there's still plenty to do elsewhere. The...