France to build Australia subs but US to arm them
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Australia may have awarded France a bumper contract to build its next generation of submarines, but its highly secretive combat system will come from close ally the United States. French shipbuilder DCNS last week beat off Germany and Japan to secure the Aus$50 billion (US$39 billion) deal to design and build the 12 subs, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-build-australia-subs-but-us-to-arm-them-67371/
Australia may have awarded France a bumper contract to build its next generation of submarines, but its highly secretive combat system will come from close ally the United States. French shipbuilder DCNS last week beat off Germany and Japan to secure the Aus$50 billion (US$39 billion) deal to design and build the 12 subs, a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-to-build-australia-subs-but-us-to-arm-them-67371/