ASC can tender for submarines 'if it works with international partner'

The Australian Submarine Corporation can take part in the tender process to build Australia’s new submarines, provided it works with an international partner.

France, Germany and Japan will be invited to formally enter the contest to build Australia’s new submarines in a process which does not rule out construction in Adelaide.

But culled from the shortlist is Sweden - which designed Australia’s Collins class submarines - because it has been almost two decades since the last Swedish sub rolled off a production line.

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