为了满足自己的独特需求,澳大利亚决定采购“科林斯”级潜艇。采购时主要考虑以下两点:适应澳大利亚皇家海军经费紧缩和特殊作战的需求;在澳大利亚建造。这些潜艇是首次设计成主要适于水温较高的热带水域作战并且是首批主要在南半球设计和建造的潜艇,澳大利亚皇家海军为此开辟了新天地。设计的原型来自瑞典,战斗系统来自美国为主的承包商,共有9个国家的公司参与了整个设计过程。尽管涉及这么多国家, In order to meet its unique needs, Australia decided to purchase “Corinthian” class submarines. Procurement mainly consider the following two points: to adapt to the Australian Royal Navy funding constraints and special operations needs; built in Australia. The submarines, first designed primarily for use in tropical waters with higher water temperatures and as the first submarines to be designed and built primarily in the southern hemisphere, have opened the door to the Royal Australian Navy. The prototype was from Sweden and the combat system was from a U.S.-based contractor. A total of nine countries involved in the design process. Despite so many countries involved,