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Possible interim SSK..
Explain to me again how all this is better than buying French subs?
Subs taskforce mulls new Collins before nuclear boats arrive
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has held talks with his Swedish counterpart, at which Australia’s future submarine program featured heavily.
www.afr.com
Defence officials are weighing up whether Australia will need a new conventional submarine to avoid a capability gap while the navy waits for a fleet of nuclear-powered boats to be delivered.
This could include building an updated version of the navy’s Collins-class submarine in Adelaide by the government-owned shipbuilder ASC with support from the submarine’s original Swedish designer, Saab Kockums, according to multiple sources.
Navy chief Mike Noonan has left open the possibility of carrying out a second life extension to the Collins-class submarines, but sources said the price difference between refurbishing an ageing submarine and building a brand new diesel-electric boat based on the Collins but with more modern systems would be comparatively small.
Explain to me again how all this is better than buying French subs?