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| Australia's Future LHD |
Max Blenkin
New warships will give Australia's navy more capability than ever before, with some help from the US Marines, Defence Minister Stephen Smith says.
Speaking at the navy's Sea Power Conference in Sydney, Mr Smith noted the navy was set to acquire two new landing helicopter dock (LHD) ships, their largest vessels ever, three advanced air warfare destroyers and 12 next generation submarines.
As well, the navy's eight Anzac frigates were being upgraded with new radars and missile defences while 24 new Seahawk helicopters would give warships a greatly enhanced combat capability.
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