is that directed at me hanrahan,if so i'll answer it this way,i'm taking a strong interest in the l4oo and sub contracts because i have a fairly lge but speculative investment in the co that makes the hulls and armour plate for the projects.
First the swiss helped us develop the steel for the collins hull,if we need to jv the japanese so the same producer can now make the hulls for the new japanese subs and therefore any maintenance then so be it.
No i'm not ex navy ,i'm an arm chair critic and read every article i can google regarding these projects only because of my spec investment.
From the AIP swedish system the japanese use,apparently the older french engines then the R&D as per previous post.
Its my opinion that the german and imo seems the japanese as they currently produce the required size but we need the special requirements of the previous R&D for these boats to suite our needs.
Imo due to australia's bad history of building and delivering projects on time whether water desal plants,war ships etc imo makes developing a new larger sub in australia not viable.
buying the japanese at least gives us a large head start in R&D.
Of course there is the french option which i admit i have not researched at all,or maybe you like the russian option.
The los angeles class nuclear wont happen but both have their advantages,anyway are you ex navy or an opinion beside your opinion on my opinion
