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Author Davies, Andrew, author

Title How to buy a submarine : part 2 / Andrew Davies and Mark Thomson
Published [Barton, A.C.T.] : Australian Strategic Policy Institute, 2014
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Description 1 online resource (14 pages) : color illustration
Series Strategic insights ; 72
Strategic insights ; 72
Summary The building of a replacement for Australia's Collins class submarines will be the country's most expensive defense project to date. It's also likely to be the most complex, with a myriad of capability, commercial and industrial issues to be managed: the expertise for the design and construction of conventional submarines resides in Europe and Asia while Navy's preference is for American combat and weapon systems. Pulling those elements together while managing the technical risks is no easy task. Local construction of the future submarine has been a bipartisan position for several years, and it has the support of industry and the bureaucracy. But there's no simple or fast way to produce a unique Australian submarine. If the government decides to go down that path, it will have to do so in the knowledge that it's a high stakes venture. This paper describes some of the approaches that could be taken and outlines their pros and cons
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 13)
Notes Online resource; title from PDF caption (ASPI, viewed July 7, 2014)
Subject Submarines (Ships) -- Australia -- Procurement
Submarines (Ships) -- Australia -- Design and construction
Submarines (Ships) -- Design and construction.
Australia.
Form Electronic book
Author Thomson, Mark, author
Australian Strategic Policy Institute, publisher.