Australia has announced its intention to acquire 11 Mogami frigates, made by the Japanese giant Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), at a cost of $ 6 billion (about 5.2 billion euros), according to the country’s Minister of Defense. . “This is clearly the largest agreement in the defense industry that has ever been closed between Japan and Australia,” Mr Marls said during a press conference in Kamerra. As part of the bidding competition, MHI competed with the German group Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems. Companies of Spain and South Korea had been excluded in previous stages of the process. Australia began in 2023 a major reorganization of its armed forces, in particular to gain the potential to hit targets in a much greater range and deal with the increase in Chinese power, especially at sea. Mogami’s low observability frigates, expected to be put in service by Australia’s Navy by 2030, are foreseen […]
Source: News Beast
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