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Monday, November 05, 2012

Facts favour nuclear-powered submarines

Collins class submarine |Australia's $40 billion project to replace our six Collins Class submarines with 12 Future Submarines is at risk of failing.

In addition to the potential gap between the retirement of the Collins Class and the commissioning of the Future Submarine, there are unsolved problems with the Collins Class that threaten the viability of our future fleet.

Australia's diesel-powered Collins Class submarines are expensive and unreliable and these problems are likely to be inherited by any Australian-designed Future Submarine.

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