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A British defense giant won the contract to provide Australia with a deadly fleet of nine frigates to hunt and kill submarines
The Turnbull government announced Friday that the Frigate's $ 35 billion
"It's the best ship for our needs, it's the quietest and most stealthy ship," Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told reporters in Adelaide.
Ships, officially known as the Hunter, will be built "The Hunter class frigates will give the Royal Australian Navy the highest levels of lethality and deterrence to hunt and kill submarines, protect our fleet and protect Australia and our territory. Defense Minister Marise Payne told reporters:
The program will create 5,000 direct jobs nationally and 10,000 indirectly as part of a national supply chain.
The frigates will begin to enter They will replace the aging Anzac class frigates
The design will be based on the Type 26 frigate from BAE that the company is building in Glasgow for the British Royal Navy.
Insiders considered BAE as the favorite in the three horse race, however, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute considered the British bid as the most risky because the ship is not tested.
British Prime Minister Theresa May said that relations between the United Kingdom and Australia.
"We have always been clear about the fact that when we leave the EU, we have the opportunity to strengthen our close relations with allies like Australia," she said in a statement.
that Australia and the United Kingdom should begin negotiations for a free trade agreement once Britain leaves the European Union the year The outgoing Defense Force Chief Mark Binskin welcomed this announcement:
"This will allow our sailors to fight and win in an increasingly complex environment," he said. Company is committed to creating a strong, sustainable and innovative naval industry that will see highly skilled Australians build and maintain warships.
South Australian Prime Minister Steven Marshall has stated that 39 was a happy day for his condition.
BAE had been shortlisted for the frigate program with the rivals Fincantieri and Navantia.
ASC Shipbuilding will become a UK subsidiary m during construction.
BAE is also bidding for a Canadian government frigate program.
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