David Dunlop, 17 June 2021 There was an announcement last week that the Department of National Defence is planning to build a Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) Frigate Testing Centre. It will be built near Halifax on land already owned by DND. The facility will be used to test the combat, […]
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David Dunlop, 25 May 2021 Hi folks. Now that some of the confirmed capabilities and systems have been disclosed thus far on the CSC Type 26 Frigates, it may be time to offer an update. Here’s what we know so far: 1. 1 X Lockheed Martin (LM) Solid State 3D […]
Dan Middlemiss, 12 May 2021 The US Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) on 11 May 2021 announced that it had delivered the required certification notifying Congress of a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of the AEGIS Combat System valued at an estimated $1.7 billion (US). According […]
David Dunlop, 5 May 2021 Naval News is reporting that MBDA has confirmed the order on 19 April 2021 by Lockheed Martin to equip their Sea Ceptor Close in Air Defence (CIADS) Weapon System utilizing the Common Anti-air Modular Missile (CAMM) for the CSC Frigates. This system will replace the […]
David Dunlop, 30 April 2021 Kevin McCoy has just retired from being president of the Halifax Shipyard from 2013 until earlier this year. He was previously a three-star vice-admiral in the U.S. Navy responsible for the design, construction, maintenance and modernization of all U.S. Navy ships, aircraft carriers and submarines. As […]
David Dunlop, 23 April 2021 Canada has just chosen the OTO Melara 127/64 LW Vulcano gun system from Leonardo for at least the first 3 CSC Type 26 Frigates. A contract was signed yesterday, 21 April 2021, with the Leonardo company for 4 of these gun systems (3 for installation […]
Moderator, 21 April 2021 There was an interesting article by Alan Williams in The Hill Times on 19 April 2021. It’s called “Canadian Surface Combatants and the Statement of Requirements Fiasco.” Williams argues that at the base of a successful procurement program is an appropriate statement of requirements (SOR). He […]
David Dunlop, 7 April 2021 CNN has recently reported on Russia’s massive build-up of its military in the Arctic region. The Cold War bases are being retrofitted and new bases being rapidly being built in support of the Air Force and Naval fleets. Russia is also expanding its network of […]
David Dunlop, 5 April 2021 Canada's top government military procurement official is weighing in on last month's PBO watchdog report on the rising costs of the CSC Frigate program and the budget officer's alternatives to save costs. He indicates that the PBO office uses different models than the DND Office […]
David Dunlop, 30 March 2021 Here is a feature article just published in the Maritime Engineering Journal (No 96, Spring 2021 issue, pages 15-18) on the CSC Project discussing the Personnel and Training program as it relates to this massive warship replacement project. It's an interesting read by Cdr Andrew Sargeant, […]