BBC: France wins A$50bn Australia submarine contract
France has won a A$50bn (€34bn; £27bn) contract to build 12 submarines for the Australian Navy, beating bids from Japan and Germany.
The deal, announced by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, is Australia's largest-ever defence contract.
The Shortfin Barracuda submarines will be built in Adelaide using Australian steel, creating 2,800 jobs, he said.
Japan, which had been a frontrunner in the contest, said the decision was "deeply regrettable".
Defence Minister Gen Nakatani said Japan would "ask Australia to explain why they didn't pick our design".
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We were talking about debt....
http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/04/22/military-spending-is-the-capitalist-worlds-fuel/
Thank you for the link RRH
Australia is a country I've long admired. I wish my home country (The Unitdd States) would be more like Australia especially in the area of foreign policy. Also, Australia has generally been friendly to us unlike most countries in the world. While such friendship with America may not be warranted, as an American, it is appreciated.
This appears to be a good move by Australia. While I must say, I'm surprised that Japan would have expected to do so well given their lack of experience they did do extrodinarily well and I would expect them to do much better in the future. I would expect Japan to be a major military in the coming years.
I think the fact that Japan lacks experience exporting military equipment was a najor factor. I thought this even before reading the article.
While interoperability with American forces is mentioned, it seems at this point Japan does not have much experience operating without American support. This will come with time and experience. Currently France has experience operating withiut American support. I suspect this weighed heavily on the minds of Australian decision makers.
With America in steep decline and Russia and China on the rise it would seem prudent to partner with a country like France who has extensive experience operating without American support. With the foreign and domestic challenges America faces the continued existence of the country beyond the next 3 to 5 years and perhaps less is problematic at best. As such, prudence would suggest both Australia and Japan seeking to distance themselves from the United States. If China is to be thwarted, it is going to be up to countries like Australia and Japan. Hopefully they will succeed.
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