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Royal Australian Navy submarines (L-R) HMAS Dechaineux, HMAS Waller and HMAS Sheean leave in formation from the Royal Australian Navy base HMAS Stirling, located near Perth, Western Australia in this picture taken on March 22, 2013, provided by the Australian Defence Force. A Japanese government team is in talks with at least two top British firms to help a Japanese consortium land one of the world's most lucrative defence contracts, sources in Tokyo said, a $50 billion project to build submarines for Australia. Germany's ThyssenKrupp (TKMS), a rival bidder, is wooing anxious members of Prime Minister Tony Abbott's ruling Liberal Party with the economic and political benefits of its proposal. (Photo by Reuters/Australian Defence Force)
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