The wrong sub

Interesting because the Japanese offer the wrong submarine for Australia's Collins-class replacement.

Japan to Hand Over Data Ahead of Australia Submarine Bid

Posted by Michelle HowardWednesday, May 06, 2015, 10:38 AM

Japan will agree this month to give Australia classified submarine data, an unprecedented step signalling Tokyo's intent to join competitive bidding to sell Canberra a fleet of stealth subs, said two Japanese officials familiar with the plan.

The "competitive assessment" will see Germany's ThyssenKrupp and France's state-controlled naval contractor DCNS separately competing with a Japanese government-led bid for such contractors as Kawasaki Heavy Industries Ltd and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd.

Oops. Not true:

Australia wants Japan involved in the process, because it is interested in Tokyo's 4,000-tonne Soryu class sub and its lithium-ion battery propulsion system. The German and French makers offer 2,000-tonne vessels.

3 people involved in writing the piece and they can't even get that correct.

In any event, Japan offers the wrong sub in capability--range--, home-build workshare and sustainment.

Of interest, an audit of the very troubled Air Warfare Destroyer project showed that the Spanish creator had little experience in how to export their product.



H/T- Mark Collins
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