DEFENSE_ Australia is spending $26 billion on new warships—with Chinese submarines in mind

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Australia is spending $26 billion on new warships—with Chinese submarines in mind


Taking precautions. (EPA-EFE/Joel Carrett)


Written by
Steve Mollman
June 29, 2018

Australia stresses the importance of good relations with China, its largest trading partner. But lately, its actions have spoken louder than words.

Today (June 29), with China’s furious production of submarines and other warships very much in mind—and its militarization of the South China Sea—Australia chose British defense giant BAE Systems to provide nine new frigates, in a deal worth $26 billion. The “Hunter class” vessels will provide the Royal Australian Navy with “one of the most advanced anti-submarine warships in the world,” said prime minister Malcolm Turnbull.

BAE claims the Type 26 warship, as it’s called, is the most modern design yet (paywall) for anti-submarine warfare. The British Royal Navy has also chosen the vessels for its own anti-submarine fleet.

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READ MORE: https://qz.com/1317911/australia-picks-bae-systems-for-26-billion-warship-deal-with-chinese-submarines-in-mind/

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