WA: Navy to invest $15 billlion on Australian subs: report

AAP General News (Australia)
02-20-2009
WA: Navy to invest $15 billlion on Australian subs: report

PERTH, Feb 20 AAP - The federal government will spend $15 billion on a new Australian-built
fleet of submarines under a 15 to 20 year project.

The project codenamed SEA 100 will replace the Royal Australian Navy's fleet of six
Collins-class subs based at Garden Island near Perth, the West Australian newspaper reported
on Friday.

The submarines will be built in Adelaide, be non-nuclear and use a combination of Australian,
European and US technology.

The acquisition was expected to create thousands of jobs and interest from …