French Naval Contractor

Australian defence officials warned French naval contractor DCNS to beef up security in Australia, where it is preparing to build a A$50 billion ($38.13 billion) fleet of submarines, in the wake of a massive data leak, a government spokesman said on Friday.

French naval contractor DCNS said on Wednesday that it could not rule out that leaked documents on submarines built for India were part of an "economic war" by competitors after the firm won a tender in Australia earlier this year.

French naval contractor DCNS today won a Aus$50 billion (US$39 billion) contract to design and build Australia's next generation of submarines, beating competition from Germany and Japan in the country's biggest ever defence procurement programme.

Australian defence officials warned French naval contractor DCNS to beef up security in Australia, where it is preparing to build a A$50 billion ($38.13 billion) fleet of submarines, in the wake of a massive data leak, a government spokesman said on Friday.

French naval contractor DCNS said on Wednesday that it could not rule out that leaked documents on submarines built for India were part of an "economic war" by competitors after the firm won a tender in Australia earlier this year.

French naval contractor DCNS today won a Aus$50 billion (US$39 billion) contract to design and build Australia's next generation of submarines, beating competition from Germany and Japan in the country's biggest ever defence procurement programme.