SYDNEY – Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has indicated his government is close to reaching a decision on who will build Australia’s next fleet of submarines.
Tenders have been submitted by Japan, Germany and France for the contract to build 12 new submarines in a deal worth an estimated 50 billion Australian dollars ($36 billion) to replace the current Collins-class fleet.
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