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Australian Minister Discusses U.S. Tech For New Subs

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Friday, October 9th, 2009

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Ausralia's Minister for Defence Personnel, Materiel and Science this week finalized discussions with U.S. industry on Australia's Future Submarine project that will replace the Collins class submarines. "The United States is a leader in the design and development of submarine technology, and I expect that Australia will look to learn from companies like General Dynamics Electric Boat and Lockheed Martin in designing and developing the Collins class replacement," Combet said. "The Future Submarine will be Australia's largest ever Defence acquisition…

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