(UPDATE) SYDNEY, Australia: Australia on Tuesday outlined a decadelong plan to double its fleet of major warships and boost defense spending by an additional $7 billion, in the face of a quickening Asia-Pacific arms race.

Under the plan, Australia will get a navy with 26 major surface combatant ships, up from the current 11.

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