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The Australian Government has selected the Spanish F100 Destroyer over a rival Amercian design. The Spanish have also landed the contract for the two landing ships as well! Australia now becomes the spanish amarda!

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-31477,00.html

http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/...019156106.html

Some of the reasoning behind the decision

http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au...-31477,00.html

The two designs

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alvaro_..._class_frigate

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh...lass_destroyer

A site on the the Hobart class destroyers

http://www.defence.gov.au/dmo/awd/sea4000/sea4000.cfm

Wikipedia's site

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austral...fare_Destroyer