It seems the Australian Navy has begun quietly examining whether German-made submarines could provide an interim capability for Australia before a future $90 billion French-designed fleet is due to enter service in over a decade.
As tensions with the French company grow, the Navy is considering a German submarine option, the Type 214, a diesel-electric submarine already operated by several other navies and build by Germany's TKM.
In 2016, TKMS bid to design and build Australia's future submarine fleet but lost out to the Frenchies. Anyone who's seen DAS BOOT could've told the Australian Navy that the Germans are better at building submarines!
