Submarine

French Defence Minister Florence Parly visits soldiers of Sentinelle security operation outside the Austerlitz train station in Paris, France, July 29, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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France cancels defence meeting with UK over submarine row, sources say

The scrapping of the multi-billion-dollar submarine contract, struck in 2016, has triggered a diplomatic crisis, with Paris recalling its ambassadors from Washington and Canberra

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian speaks during a city tour with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas and Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs Zbigniew Rau to mark the 30th anniversary of the "Weimar Triangle" in Weimar, Germany September 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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France sees "crisis" over submarine cancellation - Le Drian

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Is AUKUS pact a signal to India to go for nuclear attack submarines?

French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian attends a joint news conference at the Bauhaus University in Weimar, Germany September 10, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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In escalation over submarine deal, France recalls envoys from US and Australia

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a National Security Initiative virtually with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, inside the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, September 15, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner
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China, France denounce US nuclear sub pact with Britain, Australia

Australian and Chinese flags are seen at the third China International Import Expo (CIIE) in Shanghai, China November 6, 2020. Photo :Reuters
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Australia to build eight nuclear-powered submarines under new Indo-Pacific security pact

A man kitesurfs on a warm spring day on Kohimarama bay in Auckland September 30, 2011. Photo :Reuters
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NZ says Australia's new nuclear submarines must stay out of its waters

US President Joe Biden delivers remarks on a National Security Initiative virtually with Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, inside the East Room at the White House in Washington, US, September 15, 2021. Photo :Reuters
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UK, US and Australia launch pact to counter China

Prime Minister Narendra Modi interacts with Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Karambir Singh to discuss initiatives taken by Indian Navy to tackle coronavirus pandemic situation in the country. Photo: Hindustan Times
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Indo-Pacific in mind, Indian Navy pitches for six nuclear attack submarines

Families and colleagues of the sunken KRI Nanggala-402 submarine's crew members throw flowers and petals to pay tribute during a visit at the site of its last reported dive, on the deck of Indonesian Navy's KRI Dr. Soeharso, in the northern waters off the island of Bali, Indonesia April 30, 2021, in this photo taken by Antara Foto/Budi Candra Setya/via Reuters
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Families of Indonesia's sunken submarine crew pay tribute at sea

An Indonesian Navy's ship is seen at the Tanjung Wangi port as the search continues for the missing KRI Nanggala-402 submarine in Banyuwangi, East Java Province Indonesia, April 25, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
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Sunk Indonesian submarine found split into three

The Indonesian military has said the KRI Nanggala 402 sank with 53 crew on board. Photo :AFP
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Salvage effort under way for Indonesian submarine that sank with dozens aboard

Indonesian Navy's KRI Singa-651 leaves the Tanjung Wangi port as the search continues for the missing KRI Nanggala-402 submarine in Banyuwangi, East Java Province Indonesia, April 24, 2021. REUTERS/Ajeng Dinar Ulfiana
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53 sailors presumed dead after sunken Indonesia submarine debris found