Submarines From Germany

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended Israel's decision to buy three more submarines from Germany, in the face of a potential scandal involving his personal lawyer over the sale.

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.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday defended Israel's decision to buy three more submarines from Germany, in the face of a potential scandal involving his personal lawyer over the sale.

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.