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Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Australia leaning towards buying Japan’s submarines

Soryu class SSKAustralia is keen to buy military submarines from Japan despite having pledged to build them at home.

The multi-billion dollar purchase could see Australia acquiring a fleet of stealth diesel engine submarines based on the Japanese Maritime Self-Defence Force's Soryu class vessels - the biggest non-nuclear submarines in the world.

The fleet of 12 4,000-ton Soryu class vessels would replace Australia's six outdated Collins-class boats by the 2030s.

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