Australia might buy navy ships mothballed due to savage defence spending cuts in Britain last year.
Defence Minister Stephen Smith said he would discuss the decommissioned ships with his British counterpart, Liam Fox, who is here with British Foreign Secretary William Hague for talks.
''The United Kingdom has recently decommissioned some of its naval vessels. That is one thing that I will have a conversation with Liam Fox about. There is a prospect that that may be of some interest to Australia, but we'll take that step by step,'' Mr Smith said.
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What are the three ships in the clipping with hull numbers 28, 29, 30?
ReplyDeleteThose are F2000 corvettes which were intended for the Brunei navy.
ReplyDeleteThese have been completed but have not been delivered from BAE Systems Naval Ships in Scotstoun due to claims by the Royal Brunei Navy that the ships fail to meet the required specifications.