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French PM says all Australian submarines to be built in Australia
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls said on May 2 he was committed to building all of a new Australian submarine fleet in Australia, apparently contradicting the French contractor who said last week the deal would create jobs in France.
France wins 'momentous' $39 bln Australia submarine contract
France on April 26 beat off competition from Germany and Japan to win an Aus$50 billion ($39 billion) contract to design and build Australia's next generation of submarines, a decision Tokyo called "deeply regrettable."
France to pay Russia under 1.2 bln euros over warships
The total cost to France of reimbursing Russia for cancelling two warship contracts will be less than 1.2 billion euros, French Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian said on Aug. 6.