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Australia’s $26 Billion Warship Deal Goes to Britain’s BAE
The Wall Street Journal ^ | June 28, 2018 | Rob Taylor

Posted on 06/28/2018 7:21:38 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki

CANBERRA, Australia—BAE Systems has won a $26 billion contest to build nine anti-submarine frigates for Australia’s navy, as the U.S. ally seeks to bolster its navy against an Asian arms race and more assertive China.

Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull will announce Friday that a variation of the British arms maker’s Type 26 frigate has been chosen over competitors from Italy’s Fincantieri and Spain’s Navantia SA. The frigates will be built in Australia by local state-owned ASC Shipbuilding, which will become a BAE subsidiary for the duration. They will begin entering service in the late 2020s.

“BAE’s Global Combat Ship will provide our nation with one of the most advanced anti-submarine warships in the world, a maritime combat capability that will underpin our security for decades to come,” Mr. Turnbull said in a statement to The Wall Street Journal.

Winning the 35 billion Australian dollar contract could boost BAE’s chances of being tapped later this year to supply Canada with 15 frigates, defense experts say. The Australian win is the second this month for the British arms maker: Last week the Pentagon selected BAE to build amphibious assault vehicles for the Marine Corps, a deal that could be worth $1.2 billion.

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TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: australia; frigate; type26

Type-26 concept for the RAN

1 posted on 06/28/2018 7:21:38 AM PDT by sukhoi-30mki
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Maybe, the Brits will do a better job of keeping the Chinese from stealing their technology and secrets.


2 posted on 06/28/2018 7:26:55 AM PDT by FreeAtlanta (what a mess we got ourselves into)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

From a strictly aesthetic standpoint that is one beautiful warship.


3 posted on 06/28/2018 7:45:57 AM PDT by PittsburghAfterDark (The American media: We do what the Soviet media did without the guns to our head.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Leave it to the Brits to design a metrosexual destroyer. Does it come in pink?


4 posted on 06/28/2018 7:46:09 AM PDT by montag813
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To: montag813

A pink sub was enough for us.

For the Royal Navy, they may have that foisted on them someday.


5 posted on 06/28/2018 7:55:41 AM PDT by wally_bert (Just who are you? The Archduke of Guacamole?)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I wonder how many anti-submarine SUBMARINES they could have bought for 26 Billion? Seems like that would have been more effective.


6 posted on 06/28/2018 8:07:32 AM PDT by Magnum44 (My comprehensive terrorism plan: Hunt them down and kill them)
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To: Magnum44

The Aussies don’t exactly have the greatest record with submarines. Perhaps it’s best they keep their assets above the surface.


7 posted on 06/28/2018 8:57:56 AM PDT by Kommodor (Terrorist, Journalist or Democrat? I can't tell the difference.)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Hopefully the engines will still work when the ship’s near the equator.


8 posted on 06/28/2018 8:58:49 AM PDT by captain_dave
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To: sukhoi-30mki

Maybe these powerplants will operate in warm waters without shutting down...

/s


9 posted on 06/28/2018 9:05:32 AM PDT by logi_cal869 (-cynicus-)
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To: sukhoi-30mki

I’m binge watching an Australian fictional series wherein the Labor PM insists that Australia make her own submarines needed to counter China overtaking the southern trade route, at much greater cost, than to buy off the shelf submarines from Japan. The great delay involved is part of his cynical ploy to satisfy the expansionist Chinese while breaking the relationship with the US and allies. Reads much like this article.


10 posted on 06/28/2018 12:19:48 PM PDT by sparklite2 (See more at Sparklite Times)
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