'..Australia cancelled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns and suitability had been aired officially and publicly for years..'

'Canberra signaled in June it was looking for a way out of the contract, signed in 2016 with French company DCNS (now known as Naval Group) to build 12 Barracuda submarines.'

- Canberra has signaled for months it was seeking to walk away over cost blowouts and delays, September 16, 2021



'Sydney: France shouldn't have been surprised that Australia cancelled a submarine contract, as major concerns about delays, cost overruns and suitability had been aired officially and publicly for years, Australian politicians said.

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According to the Auditor-General's report, the most recent major milestone in the French contract - a preliminary design review - was in January 2021.

An industry source with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters that Naval Group Australia provided material to Defence in "late January or February", but that Australia did not consider it to meet requirements.'

- France Submarine Project's Delay, Cost Concerns Appear In Australian Documents, September 21, 2021



'After securing the so-called "contract of the century", the French company chosen to build Australia's future submarines has conceded it's having cultural clashes with its $50 billion customer..'

- 'Cultural clashes dividing French, Australian officials working on $50 billion 'attack class' submarine program, April 27, 2019



Context

Budget overruns and culture clashes over long vacations plagued the $50 billion submarine deal France got booted from in favor of the US and UK, September 17, 2021

'..Taiwan is important for Japan's security.'

India tells China border troop pullback needed for better ties


Philippines Throws Support Behind AUKUS Pact, September 21, 2021

The Europeans have misread Biden and misjudged Johnson. A bad combination, September 19, 2021