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Lürssen wins Australian OPV contract
The Australian government announced that prime contractor Lürssen had won a design and construction contract for 12 OPVs for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) under Project Sea 1180.
However, in a twist, different entities were appointed to build them as the government overrode existing commercial arrangements.
A government press ...
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