In 2017, Australia and the French Naval Group signed a $66 billion cooperation contract, which will build 12 Scorpius-class conventionally powered submarines for the Australian Navy, which will be used to replace the Australian Navy's obsolete Corinthian-class submarines.
But not long ago, after the United States promised to provide Australia with the technology to build nuclear submarines, the Australian side decisively tore up the contract with the French. To know that the entire Western arms market is almost in a state of monopoly by the United States, the remaining other Western countries can be said to be fighting in the Red Sea, and the chance of getting a big order is very small, so it is quite difficult for the French to get this level of order, which is why they feel so angry after Australia tore up the contract.
(Morrison and Biden)
But then again, the Americans have completely disregarded how ugly it is to eat, and have put on a completely rogue style. They knew the contract signed between The Australians and the French, but they snatched it all away without any regard for the interests and faces of their European allies.
However, the arm can not twist the thigh, even if the United States eats ugly, those traditional little brother countries of the United States have no possibility of resistance. Previously, France also protested against this behavior of the United States and Australia, and even recalled its ambassadors to these two countries, but in the end, it was forced to lose under the strong pressure of the Americans.
(MRH-90 helicopter equipped by the Australian Army)
There are one and two, the previous submarine storm has not faded, the United States and Australia have sprinkled a handful of salt on the wounds of European allies. According to CCTV quoted by the US media report, just a few days ago the US Department of Defense Defense Security Cooperation Bureau announced that the US State Department has approved the sale of 12 MH-60R "Seahawk" helicopters to Australia, and the purpose of the Australians to purchase these helicopters is to replace the MRH-90 helicopters purchased from Europe, which has not been in service for a long time in the Australian Army and Navy, but because of frequent failures and very poor reliability, it has led Australians to switch to purchasing US-made helicopters.
(MH-60R Seahawk helicopter)
It is worth mentioning that the MRH-90 helicopter is a pure European cargo, in which the French are responsible for the production of a considerable part. Interestingly, not long ago, the French ambassador to Australia announced that he would return to Canberra, and australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison triumphantly declared that the overall importance of submarine orders between France and Australia was far less important than the diplomatic relations between France and Australia. As a result, the United States and Australia soon staged a "murderous curse" for France again.
Under the agreement between the United States and australians, the total value of the order will reach $985 million, and in addition to the helicopter body, the Americans will also sell Related Services and Equipment to Australia. According to the Defense and Security Cooperation Agency, the helicopter order will greatly improve the Australian Navy's anti-surface ship, anti-submarine combat capabilities, vertical supply and search and rescue capabilities.
The Americans are selling them nuclear submarines and helicopters in order to monopolize the world arms market and provoke a new arms race in Oceania and Southeast Asia! His heart is indeed reprehensible.
But then again, in this order, the Americans reluctantly gave a conscience price (the bamboo bar was not so hard), after all, the helicopter they sold to Australia was cheaper than the price sold to India. Last year, India purchased 24 Seahawk helicopters from the United States, with a total price of 2.4 billion US dollars, equivalent to 100 million US dollars per unit! It seems that the military sales VIP customers are indeed worthy of the name.
(Indian-equipped "SeaHawk")
Since 2018, the United States has imposed unreasonable sanctions on many countries and businesses in the world that are strong enough to impact its power, and they have skipped almost all legal procedures in order to do so. What is even more unexpected is that today, the Fist of the Americans not only smashed into their opponents, but also began to attack their allies, in fact, their business grabs from the French is just a microcosm, and they forceDSMC and Samsung to hand over trade secrets, which is the same reason.
In short, those who have gained the Tao have more help, and those who have lost the Tao have little help! If the United States continues to do so, its allies will almost be offended, and in the long run, what kind of fate will eventually end up, everyone will wait and see. (Text/Akula)