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Article: Fed: Warships to be built with Aussie steel
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- AAP General News (Australia)
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- May 11, 2009
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AAP General News (Australia)
05-11-2009
Fed: Warships to be built with Aussie steel
CANBERRA, May 11 AAP - Three and maybe four advanced air warfare destroyers are to
be built with Aussie steel.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced on Monday that BlueScope Steel had won a $20 million
contract to supply steel to build three of the 6,250 tonne destroyers for the Royal Australian
Navy.
The government has left open the possibility of acquiring a fourth.
Speaking at BlueScope's Port Kembla plant - the largest steelworks in Australia - Mr
Rudd said it was a great achievement for the company which would see it supply steel for
the project for the next six years.
"It shows not only can ...