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Sept 1 (Reuters) - Fincantieri SpA FCT.MI :
* Signs contract with australian government to participate in the Competitive Evaluation Process, conducted by the Department of Defence, to deliver 9 future frigates for the Royal Australian Navy (RAN)
* Fincantieri is one of three shipbuilders short-listed by the Capability Acquisition and Sustainment Group (CASG), part of the Department of Defence, to participate in the evaluation and selection process, which will last about one year Source text: Further company coverage: FCT.MI
(Gdynia Newsroom)