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Word leaked out over the past few days that the Japanese had been ruled out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"http:\/\/dcnsgroup.com.au\/what-we-do\/sea-1000\/\">Shortfin Barracuda Block 1A<\/a> is a slightly smaller, conventionally-powered derivative of the French Navy&#8217;s nuclear-powered Barracuda attack submarine. 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