Biggest ever: Japan wins Australian navy warships deal
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Mogami-class frigate is the federal government's preferred vessel for its future fleet over the German Meko-class frigate.
The deal is the biggest defence industry agreement ever been struck between Japan and Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
"There is no country in the world with whom we have a greater strategic alignment, and that is being reflected in a blossoming defence relationship," he told reporters in Canberra.
"This decision is entirely based on the capability of the respective ships.
"This does represent a very significant moment in the bilateral relationship between Australia and Japan."
The Mogami-class warships had a comparable cost to its competitors at acquisition but over the whole of life, the Japanese ships were cheaper, the minister added.
The frigate is also already in production, making it the only option to meet the government's timeline.
Australia hopes to acquire its first ship in 2029 for service in 2030, according to Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy.
It can fire more missiles at longer distances and is more inter-operable with other Australian defence assets.
The new ships will replace Australia's older ANZAC-class frigates.
The federal government has also secured a pipeline of shipbuilding work in Western Australia, with some of the new ships to be built domestically.
It has a new agreement with Australia's newly established strategic shipbuilder, Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd.
Australia has chosen a Japanese company to build a new $10 billion frigate fleet for the navy.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Mogami-class frigate is the federal government's preferred vessel for its future fleet over the German Meko-class frigate.
The deal is the biggest defence industry agreement ever been struck between Japan and Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
"There is no country in the world with whom we have a greater strategic alignment, and that is being reflected in a blossoming defence relationship," he told reporters in Canberra.
"This decision is entirely based on the capability of the respective ships.
"This does represent a very significant moment in the bilateral relationship between Australia and Japan."
The Mogami-class warships had a comparable cost to its competitors at acquisition but over the whole of life, the Japanese ships were cheaper, the minister added.
The frigate is also already in production, making it the only option to meet the government's timeline.
Australia hopes to acquire its first ship in 2029 for service in 2030, according to Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy.
It can fire more missiles at longer distances and is more inter-operable with other Australian defence assets.
The new ships will replace Australia's older ANZAC-class frigates.
The federal government has also secured a pipeline of shipbuilding work in Western Australia, with some of the new ships to be built domestically.
It has a new agreement with Australia's newly established strategic shipbuilder, Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd.
Australia has chosen a Japanese company to build a new $10 billion frigate fleet for the navy.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Mogami-class frigate is the federal government's preferred vessel for its future fleet over the German Meko-class frigate.
The deal is the biggest defence industry agreement ever been struck between Japan and Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
"There is no country in the world with whom we have a greater strategic alignment, and that is being reflected in a blossoming defence relationship," he told reporters in Canberra.
"This decision is entirely based on the capability of the respective ships.
"This does represent a very significant moment in the bilateral relationship between Australia and Japan."
The Mogami-class warships had a comparable cost to its competitors at acquisition but over the whole of life, the Japanese ships were cheaper, the minister added.
The frigate is also already in production, making it the only option to meet the government's timeline.
Australia hopes to acquire its first ship in 2029 for service in 2030, according to Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy.
It can fire more missiles at longer distances and is more inter-operable with other Australian defence assets.
The new ships will replace Australia's older ANZAC-class frigates.
The federal government has also secured a pipeline of shipbuilding work in Western Australia, with some of the new ships to be built domestically.
It has a new agreement with Australia's newly established strategic shipbuilder, Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd.
Australia has chosen a Japanese company to build a new $10 billion frigate fleet for the navy.
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries' Mogami-class frigate is the federal government's preferred vessel for its future fleet over the German Meko-class frigate.
The deal is the biggest defence industry agreement ever been struck between Japan and Australia, Defence Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
"There is no country in the world with whom we have a greater strategic alignment, and that is being reflected in a blossoming defence relationship," he told reporters in Canberra.
"This decision is entirely based on the capability of the respective ships.
"This does represent a very significant moment in the bilateral relationship between Australia and Japan."
The Mogami-class warships had a comparable cost to its competitors at acquisition but over the whole of life, the Japanese ships were cheaper, the minister added.
The frigate is also already in production, making it the only option to meet the government's timeline.
Australia hopes to acquire its first ship in 2029 for service in 2030, according to Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy.
It can fire more missiles at longer distances and is more inter-operable with other Australian defence assets.
The new ships will replace Australia's older ANZAC-class frigates.
The federal government has also secured a pipeline of shipbuilding work in Western Australia, with some of the new ships to be built domestically.
It has a new agreement with Australia's newly established strategic shipbuilder, Austal Defence Shipbuilding Australia Pty Ltd.
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