Originally published: Navy News, 16 October 2020. With the release of Canada’s defence policy Strong, Secure, Engaged in 2017, the Government of Canada signaled its commitment to renewing the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) fleet. As part of an effort to deliver a Blue Water Navy built around the ability to […]
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Dan Middlemiss, 09 November 2020. The Canadian Navy just released a new graphic revealing the latest details on the specifications and various featured systems for its proposed new warship. [See http://www.navy-marine.forces.gc.ca/assets/NAVY_Internet/docs/en/fleet/rcn_csc_factsheet-8x11_web.pdf] I designate the new frigate as CSC-Elect because all the votes have not been tabulated, especially those from the […]
David Dunlop, 25 October 2020. Apparently the British have decided to use a Direct Energy Weapon (DEW) laser system on the Type 26 frigate starting in 2023 (see below). Will Canada do the same for the CSC Frigate? We definitely need something to replace the CIWS and/or SEA Ram on […]
You might want to check out an interesting article in Maritime Engineering Journal (Volume 93, Summer 2020), “The Canadian Surface Combatant - Starting a New Conversation on Canada’s Major Warship Replacement Project,” by Cdr Andrew Sargeant. This article is introducing a series of articles to be published in coming months […]
Procrustes, 26 June 2020. A 26 June 2020 report from Australia indicates potential problems for the Australian Hunter-class variant of the Type 26 frigate.[1] The report suggests that the ship design has become longer and heavier, largely because of the proposed new phased array radar. The report goes on to […]
The largest part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy is the construction of the Canadian Surface Combatants (CSCs). The proposed 15 CSCs are to replace the retired Iroquois-class destroyers and the current fleet of Halifax-class frigates. In January 2015 the government announced that Irving Shipbuilding had been named the prime contractor […]
Procrustes, 16 May 2020 As Canada contemplates some gradual easing of the many regulations imposed on virtually every sector of the national economy, economists and other public policy experts are in general agreement that paying for the current emergency measures and then finding money to help kick-start the locked down […]
It would appear by the following press release from Lockheed Martin on 14 Nov 2019 that Canada has indeed selected the Lockheed Martin Long Range Discrimination Radar (LRDR) as its main Air Warning radar for the CSC frigate. This, it seems, was a closely guarded secret by LM and its […]
The awarding of a contract for a new fleet of Canadian warships moved one step closer to reality after the Canadian International Trade Tribunal (CITT) rejected a complaint from one of the company bidders, Alion. Alion had stated that the process was flawed, arguing that BAE’s Type 26 will not […]
As the deadline for the request for proposals for the Canadian Surface Combatant nears, BAE and Lockheed-Martin Canada have submitted a proposal. Their combined proposal is for an off-the-shelf ship design and combat systems integrator. BAE Systems is offering as the design its Type 26 Global Combat Ship. (The Royal […]