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Tuesday, June 04, 2013

Australian government prepared to go with cheaper submarines

HMAS SheeanIt is "no secret" that the Federal Government is prepared to put cheaper, inferior submarine options back on the table, a top defence analyst says.

The Government has committed to assembling all 12 submarines in Adelaide. It started with four options to replace the ailing Collins Class submarines, but has narrowed it down to two options - an "evolved" Collins Class design or a new design.

Dr Mark Thomson, a defence economics senior analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), said when the Government said it would "suspend further investigation" into the off-the-shelf options it was leaving itself a loophole.

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