Around the time of the April 2016 submarine announcement – a contest between Germany, Japan and France – there was a saying that the “Japanese have the best sub but the worst bid”. Presumably, this related to the brilliant sales job of France’s DCNS (later Naval group) under then-president François Hollande and the astute appointment of knowledgeable Australians to manage the tender process.
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