CANBERRA, Australia—Australia’s defense minister said Tuesday a deal to buy nuclear-powered attack submarines from the United States was necessary to counter the biggest conventional military buildup in the region since World War II. Australian officials said the deal will cost up to $245 billion over the next three decades and create 20,000 jobs. It comes…
Canada’s Submarine Fleet Repair Bill Doubles to $3B as Subs Sit in Dry Dock
Maintenance of Canada’s four submarines is expected to cost about $3 billion from 2022 to 2025—double the maintenance costs for 2018 to 2021. Only one of the four submarines was deployed this year, for just 43 days. The figures were outlined in an Inquiry Of Ministry tabled in the Commons and obtained by Blacklock’s Reporter. Cabinet…
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September 24, 2022
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Australian Federal Government to Pay $830 Million Over Scrapped Subs Deal
Australia will pay French company Naval Group about $830 million (US$588 million) to settle a scrapped defence contract that would have seen it build submarines in South Australia. Australia’s fleet of Collins submarines were going to be replaced by a conventional fleet constructed by Naval Group but that deal was abandoned by the Morrison government,…
Australia’s Defence Minister Denies Coalition Compensation Allegation
Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles has rejected the suggestions that the coalition was anywhere near agreeing to a compensation package with France after Australia abandoned its submarine contract last year. On Saturday, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed Australia will pay French company Naval Group about $830 million to settle the scrapped $90 billion defence contract….
China May be Retrofitting Nuclear Submarine with New Missile System
May 13, 2022
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Recent satellite images provide a rare glimpse into China’s naval development as a commercial satellite caught a Chinese submarine in a dry dock for apparent upgrades. It is unclear if the submarine is a new type of vessel altogether or an upgraded class of nuclear-powered attack submarine. Images taken by private satellite imagery provider Planet…
France ‘Feigning’ Surprise About Submarines: Australia’s Deputy PM
Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce on Wednesday defended Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison amid the diplomat row with France that erupted this week. Speaking to ABC radio, Joyce, who has been acting as prime minister while Morrison was abroad, noted that French President Emmanuel Macron calling Morrison a liar was a bigger diplomatic issue than the…
French Ambassador Says Australia’s Submarine Deal Politically Motivated
France’s ambassador to Australia, Jean-Pierre Thebault, has suggested the decision to scrap an AU$90 billion submarine deal with France was politically motivated, according to local media. His address to the National Press Club comes as bilateral tensions between Paris and Canberra soured this week after French President Emmanuel Macron, in an unprecedented move amongst allies,…
Australian PM Says French President’s Call a Positive Sign for Strained Relationship
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has said that French-Australian diplomatic ties are heading back in the right direction after a phone call with President Emmanuel Macron. Morrison spoke to his French counterpart on Thursday for the first time since Australia scrapped a $90 billion submarine deal with Naval Group and opted instead for an agreement with…
Former US Navy Engineer, Wife Face Judge in Submarine Espionage Case
WASHINGTON—A former U.S. Navy nuclear engineer and his wife on Tuesday faced their first court hearing on charges they attempted to sell secrets about nuclear submarines to a foreign power in exchange for cryptocurrency. Wearing orange prison jumpsuits, they briefly appeared at a federal courthouse in Martinsburg, West Virginia, for a formal reading of the…
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