Japanese company to build the Royal Australian Navy’s new $10 billion warship fleet

Australia has negotiated a contract with a Japanese company to build the Royal Australian Navy’s new $10 billion warship fleet. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries won the tender, beating Germany’s ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems. The deal was concluded overnight by the national security committee of cabinet.

Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles and Minister for Defence Industry Pat Conroy at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Tuesday, August 5, 2025. Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

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