By David Dunlop, 9 November 2022 The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux has stated that costs for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program have increased (again). The PBO recently […]
By Moderator, 16 June 2022 There are many things that are discouraging in the world these days. But from the perspective of the Canadian Armed Forces, the slow progress on […]
RCN Public Affairs, 15 June 2022 RCN Public Servants, I want to take this opportunity to express my gratitude and appreciation to each member of the Royal Canadian Navy’s Public […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 6 June 2022 Notwithstanding Ottawa’s stated intention to focus more on Canadian defence, delivery schedules for several major procurement programs have not been accelerated as a result […]
By David Dunlop, 4 June 2022 The president of Irving shipyard, Kevin Mooney, says it is on schedule to cut steel for the future CSC Frigate project in two years. […]
By José Cañadas M, 5 May 2022 On May 4th, the Australian Strategic Policy Institute published a 48-page report by Marcus Hellyer about the pricing of military equipment. There are […]
RCN Public Affairs, 26 April 2022 On April 8, 2022 the first of four Sea to Shore Connector systems completed final sea trials after being delivered to the Royal Canadian […]
CNR Fan, 21 December 2021. According to The Canadian Press, the Defence Department’s top procurement official is warning of new delays in the delivery of already overdue warships and other […]
By Dr. Dan Middlemiss, 19 December 2021 Shortly before the current sitting of the House of Commons is about to adjourn, the Prime Minister issued his Mandate Letters to his […]
CNR Fan, 16 December 2021. According to The Canadian Press, the federal government’s plan to build new ships for Canada’s navy and coast guard has been impacted by more skyrocketing […]
RCN Public Affairs, 09 November 2021. The Project Management Office for the Joint Support Ship participated in a successful in-water Factory Acceptance Test for the first of four Sea-to-Shore Connector […]
By Jeff G. Gilmore, 2 September 2021 During a time of promises related to the upcoming election, it is useful to look at the two major political parties to review […]
Procrustes, 10 March 2021 There is a potentially intriguing policy-making dynamic developing between the CSC and the Future Fighter (FF) projects. First, the FF will cost less than the CSC […]
Dan Middlemiss, 12 February 2021 On February 5, 2021 Irving Shipbuilding announced the appointment of a new President, Kevin Mooney, and the retirement of Kevin McCoy.[1] Mr. McCoy had enormous […]
Naval Association of Canada, 10 February 2021 In anticipation of the forthcoming Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) report on the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), the Naval Association of Canada (NAC) has […]
Dr. Ann Griffiths, 11 January 2021. I have been trying to find out what is happening with the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). As a multi-billion dollar government program, you would […]
David Dunlop, 10 January 2021 Let us take a quick look at CSC frigate costs as of early 2021 and compare them to say, buying off-the-shelf. The CSC cost figures […]
Dan Middlemiss, 25 December 2020. Murray Brewster reported on 23 December that an independent analysis reveals that the total life-cycle costs of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) have risen to […]
The recent Parliamentary Budget Office report on the Joint Support Ships (JSS) made it clear that the build will cost significant money, and noted the huge difference in cost (and […]
David Dunlop, 17 December 2020. How Canada got to the point of selecting the BAES Lockheed Martin (LM) Type 26 Frigate as the successful bidder for the RCN’s new Canadian […]
