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Friday, June 15, 2007

Ship splits Australian navy and Defence

A serious rift has developed between the navy and the Defence Department over who should win a multi-billion-dollar contract to build air-warfare destroyers.

Navy chief Vice-Admiral Russ Shalders favours the 8000-tonne warship designed by American company Gibbs and Cox, arguing it offers better firepower and all-round performance than the F100 frigate from Spain's Navantia.

The issue will come to a head next week when John Howard determines who wins the right to design the $7billion destroyers.

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