Royal New Zealand Navy Discussions and Updates

[Nighthawk.NZ]

If NZ wants to run with Japanese Frigates after first 3 frigates for Australia being built in Japan at MHI Nagasaki and Shimonoseki shipyards could have spare allotment I wouldn't think so in Australian shipyard.

Japan is putting their own builds behind schedule to build the three Aussie ones

 

[John Fedup]

Japan is putting their own builds behind schedule to build the three Aussie ones

Sort of like the Brits with the T26 Norway deal albeit the reasons may be different. Japan is looking for an export success, the current UK government likely sees the Norway order as budget relief.