I’m curious if there was another reason for their rejection, but I don’t wish to pay for a subscription today.
France is raising a toast to celebrate their HUGE $150 Bilion Dollar contract. Australia now has both Japan and Germany mad at them. Both can be formidable as enemies when they decide to.
America wasn’t even a contender in the running.
Smart move by the Australians since US shipyards don't build diesel subs. The last time the U.S. Navy commissioned a diesel sub was 1959...
America doesn't build conventional submarines.