Australia bailed on a submarine contract with France worth $66 billion last week, choosing instead to work with the United States and the United Kingdom. Outraged, France recalled its ambassadors to ...

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WASHINGTON – French officials in Washington canceled a Friday evening gala at their sprawling compound over frustration with the new security partnership between the U.S., U.K. and Australia. A French ...

(Reuters) -Australia's new Labor-led government has reached a 555 million euro ($583.58 million)settlement over a controversial decision last year to scrap the French submarine deal, a move Canberra ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australian Minister for Defence Christopher Pyne said on Wednesday a new fleet of submarines, worth A$50 billion ($36.57 billion), will be delivered on time and on budget - ...

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia signed a production contract with French shipbuilder Naval Group on Monday for a fleet of 12 new submarines, worth A$50 billion ($35.5 billion), ending a two-year wrangle ...

France's defence relations with Australia have recovered after their 2021 bust-up over a major submarine contract, the country's ambassador said Sunday. Paris expressed its "strong regrets" when ...

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has announced French firm DCNS has won the contract. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen The DCNS Shortfin Barracuda: France has been in a hard-fought contest against Japan and ...