I grew up with WWII Pacific Theater veteran great-uncles in the family; imagine my surprise to see today that Japan, our economically strongest Pacific ally near China, is selling 10 Mogami-class destroyers to Australia in it's first post-war sale of the kind.
Things change.
Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 frigates from Japan, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
"This is clearly the biggest defense-industry agreement that has ever been struck between Japan and Australia," Marles said.
The 10 billion Australian dollar ($6.5 billion or €5.6 billion) deal saw Mitsubishi Heavy Industries awarded the tender to supply Mogami-class warships, beating out Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. https://www.dw.com/en/australia-to-buy-11-advanced-warships-from-japan/a-73528732
Things change.
Australia will upgrade its navy with 11 frigates from Japan, Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles said on Tuesday.
"This is clearly the biggest defense-industry agreement that has ever been struck between Japan and Australia," Marles said.
The 10 billion Australian dollar ($6.5 billion or €5.6 billion) deal saw Mitsubishi Heavy Industries awarded the tender to supply Mogami-class warships, beating out Germany's ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. https://www.dw.com/en/australia-to-buy-11-advanced-warships-from-japan/a-73528732
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