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Life-of-type extension for RAN's Collins subs will not include AIP system

by Julian Kerr

An air-independent propulsion (AIP) system will not be installed in the Royal Australian Navy's (RAN's) six Collins-class submarines as part of their future ‘Life-of-Type Extension (LOTE)' programme, Commodore Tom Phillips, the RAN's Director-General of Submarines, disclosed on 9 November.

Addressing a conference in Adelaide organised by the Submarine Institute of Australia, Cdre Phillips said such a system works well for countries that deploy submarines for short distances to their operational areas.

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