Iver is not Thales FYI, it is under Danish Odense Marine Technology, the one undergoing designing phase with Babcock in designing UK's Type 31 Frigate
I hope our Iver would be fitted with Thales' radars and CMS considering that Terma is a potential contender in the sensors package
they do want us to be strong, stable and friendly in terms of geopolitical sense, but i don't think they want us to have an armed force that can threaten their power and hegemony in the region in the slightest sense especially taking into account their newest plaything (read: F-35) :p
Seems AL going full ahead in PDKTing Leonardo to smoothen things with acquisition of FREMM and Maestrale
I wonder how Thales feel about this new relationship AL is building
AFAIK we don't have M72 LAW in our inventory, we do have its Serbian copy the M80 Zolja and it's much more longer when the tube is in ready-to-fire mode (1200mm vs 880mm)
https://th.bing.com/th/id/OIP.VIhYj09b0-diWPG0X3EYKgHaDw?pid=ImgDet&rs=1
one thing to consider is the availability of the production line since Boeing seems to have its capacity full at the moment fulfilling USAF's request
the other one is the geopolitical condition, most probably both SG and OZ will use their political pressure to US to not approve AU's procurement...