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Thursday, August 06, 2009

RFT for new Australian submarine project study announced

sea 1000John Faulkner, Minister for Defence and Greg Combet, Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science, have announced that Defence will call for Requests for Tender (RFT) to complete a Domestic Design Study for the Future Submarine Project, SEA 1000.

"The procurement of Australia’s future submarine will be Australia’s largest ever single defence project and will form a critical part of the nation’s future defence force," said Senator Faulkner.

"Investigations by the Future Submarine Project Office to date have covered a number of diverse areas aimed at developing an understanding of the capability of the international submarine industry.

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  1. Pete7/8/09 16:17

    The word is that even with accelerated project timelines Australia will not be able to produce sufficient new subs while the old ollins subs are being retired (2020 onwards).

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