Ann Griffiths, 21 February 2021 The Royal Canadian Navy is not the only agency to experience cost increases in the ships being built through the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The Coast Guard ships have increased in price too. Apparently the estimated cost of the new Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel to be […]
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David Dunlop, 19 February 2021 The Auditor General of Canada will produce a report on the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). DND officials are getting ready for what they think could be rough seas over the next few weeks about the program to build new RCN ships. The Auditor General’s Office […]
Procrustes, 19 February 2021 Supporters of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) argue that Canadians, including the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO), should not compare the projected CSC costs with those of other frigates currently in service or being developed because the CSC will have far superior capabilities in sensor suites and […]
David Dunlop, 15 February 2021 It seems that the only way Canadians are receiving current and accurate information on the CSC Type 26 Frigate program Definition Phase is through the media over the last several months. Cases in point: Why, on Feb 04 2021 did we have to go through […]
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 experience in modern warship construction and guided the shipyard through the Arctic Offshore and Patrol Ship program now underway, and […]
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 prepared a report on the complex processes of costing and building warships. (“The National Shipbuilding Strategy and the Canadian Surface […]
Procrustes, 6 February 2021 As more details slowly emerge from the bowels of the Ottawa defence mandarinate about the rising costs and technological challenges of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project, one may be struck by the apparent parallels with some of the ambitious warship construction fiascoes south of the […]
RCN Public Affairs, 04 January 2021. HMCS Halifax departed its namesake city New Year’s Day to participate in a six-month rotation on Operation REASSURANCE in a quieter-than-normal departure ceremony due to COVID-19 restrictions. Halifax will serve as the flagship of SNMG1 for the entire duration of its deployment, as Canada […]
Procrustes, 4 February 2021 All of a sudden, the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) is back in the news and there is chatter about the mounting costs of the proposed warship and what trade-offs might be made to deal with these costs. Why all the fuss now? The long-awaited cost update […]
Dan Middlemiss, 3 February 2021 Lee Berthiaume yesterday reported that the Department of National Defence (DND) now expects the first of the new Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) will be delivered “years later than expected” as officials “grapple with unexpected design and construction challenges.”[1] The first ship is now expected to […]