The nine ships, to be designed by BAE and built by government-owned ASC Shipbuilding in Australia are expected to underpin the country's maritime combat capability for decades to come, the Australian government said in a statement. "The Hunter class will provide the Australian Defence Force with the highest levels of lethality and deterrence our major surface combatants need in periods of global uncertainty," it said of the ships. Australia is a steadfast U.S. military ally and has had a strained political relationship with China since Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull late last year cited Beijing's meddling in domestic politics as justification for tough new laws designed to prevent interference by foreign governments.
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