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Australian military’s $1.3 billion Hawkei contract criticisms revealed after previously sealed by the Attorney-General – ABC News

A report into the Defence Department’s handling of a $1.3 billion dollar military contract has been fully released, nearly three years after the ABC exposed a high-powered…

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A scathing report into the Defence Department’s handling of a $1.3 billion dollar military contract has been fully released, nearly three years after the ABC exposed a high-powered legal effort to keep some details secret.

  • Thales had been awarded a sole-sourced contract by the Turnbull government in 2015
  • The auditor-General found that the Commonwealth could have saved hundreds of millions if it stayed with the US contract
  • A previously redacted paragraph said, Hawkei did not appear to represent “value…

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