Strategic choice: Australia opts for Japanese frigates (Nick Childs, Ben Schreer – IISS)

Australia’s choice of a Japanese design for its newest class of frigates represents a milestone for both countries, offering to boost Australian naval capabilities and Japan’s defence-export aspirations, and helping further build strategic and defence-industrial ties between the two nations. Delivering on that promise, however, will come with challenges.

Strategic choice: Australia opts for Japanese frigates

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