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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Expert slams flawed submarines report

Collins class submarineA Kokoda Foundation report that argues there are no ''military off-the-shelf'' submarine designs available to replace the troubled Collins Class fleet is badly flawed, an expert analyst has said.

The report, written by former Australian Submarine Corporation strategic analyst, Brice Pacey, is to be launched in Canberra this morning.

Rex Patrick, a former submariner and now a consultant who works with navies around the world, fears the push for another Australian-designed and built submarine program puts job creation for South Australia ahead of national security.

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