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Monday, March 26, 2012

Australian MPs visit Europe to survey subs

[Collins class submarine]The decision on Australia's multibillion-dollar submarine project and "deep-seated problems" with military spending will be the focus of a cross-party delegation of MPs on a visit to shipyards in Britain, Spain and Germany.

The six MPs will also take a firsthand look at the troubled Joint Strike Fighter assembly line in the United States, with concerns cost blowouts and delays could leave Australia's air defences exposed.

The government is yet to make a final decision on the plans outlined in Labor's 2009 Defence blueprint for 12 new submarines to replace the existing fleet of six Collins-class boats built in the 1990s.

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