SUBMARINES (SHIPS) – JAPAN – DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION

Japanese subs on the way

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Original article by Phillip Coorey, John Kerin, Simon Evans
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 1 & 4 : 9-Sep-14

The Australian Government is believed to have decided to purchase a new fleet of submarines from Japan, in a major blow for the local shipbuilding industry. South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill has warned that the state’s federal MPs will face an electoral backlash if the submarines are built overseas rather than by Adelaide-based shipbuilder ASC. The Federal Government’s 2013 election platform included a commitment to build the submarines in Adelaide

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, SOUTH AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PREMIER AND CABINET, ASC PTY LTD, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF INDUSTRY, THE AUSTRALIAN INDUSTRY GROUP, SYDNEY INSTITUTE, GROUP OF TWENTY (G-20), AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE, LIBERAL PARTY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, AUSTRALIAN LABOR PARTY, DCNS SA, THYSSENKRUPP MARINE SYSTEMS GMBH, SAAB AB

Defence pact to lead way for joint submarine venture

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Original article by Brendan Nicholson
The Australian – Page: 1 : 7-Jul-14

Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe will in the week starting 7 July 2014 sign a new defence treaty. One of the results may be a joint program for the construction of advanced submarines. The US Government is believed to be strongly in favour of Australia collaborating with Japan in this area. The closer military ties are being flanked by a new Economic Partnership Agreement between the two nations, and both deals may cause friction with the Chinese Government

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET. OFFICE OF NATIONAL SECURITY, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF DEFENCE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIAN STRATEGIC POLICY INSTITUTE LIMITED