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Japan beats Germany for $10b Australian Navy frigate deal

Japan closes in on biggest ever defense export with frigate selection
Japan has struggled to export cutting-edge defense equipment. However, past disappointments have been turned on their head after Japan won selection for a lucrative Australian frigate requirement worth up to US$6.5 billion.
Japan’s Defense Ambitions Boosted by Australia Navy Frigate Deal
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won a multi-billion dollar deal to build a fleet of advanced naval frigates for Australia, boosting Tokyo’s ambitions to become a major exporter of military equipment and develop its defense sector.
Japan beats Germany to build navy’s new frigate fleet
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will build the navy’s new fleet of frontline warships after beating its German rival in a hard-fought contest that will shape the Australian Defence Force for a generation.
Australia’s new frigate deal with Japan plugs a few critical holes, but doesn’t come without risks
Japan relationship has evolved rapidly in the past decade – and this could be threatened if something doesn’t go right with the deal.
Mateship trumps practicality in Australia’s Japan frigate deal
Against this backdrop, the frigate deal serves as a diplomatic balm. It is both a reassurance to Tokyo and a statement of intent that Australia sees its future defence firmly embedded in the Indo-Pacific, and not just in trans-Atlantic alliances.
Australia Selects Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy to Build Frigates
The Australian government aims to sign binding, commercial contracts with Mitsubishi Heavy and the Japanese government in 2026.
Australia awards navy frigate contract to Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy
Japan’s Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will deliver Australia's new A$10 billion ($6.5 billion) navy frigate programme, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday. The deal underscored Canberra's "focus on investing in the capabilities we need now and into the future,
Australia selects Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries for $6.5B warship deal
Australia says it has accepted a Japanese company's bid for a lucrative and hotly contested contract to build Australian naval vessels, expected to be worth 10 billion Australian dollars ($6.5 billion
Japan’s Futuristic Mogami Frigate Will Be Australia’s Next Warship
Australia is now set to operate a fleet of Mogami class frigates through a first-of-its kind defense export deal for post-World War II Japan.
‘They will actually build it’: Japan beats Germany for $10b Australian Navy frigate deal
Sky News host Steve Price discusses the significant defence industry agreement for new frigates in the Australian Navy fleet between Australia and Japan.
Australia buys 11 Japanese frigates to strengthen defense and expand naval fleet by 2030
Australia has announced the purchase of eleven Mogami-class frigates, of Japanese origin, as part of the modernization of its naval fleet.
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