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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Mikaël Perron, 30 March 2021 The National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) aims at recapitalizing the fleets of the Coast Guard and Navy but also to rebuild and sustain our shipbuilding industry. […]
Media release, 16 March 2021 Following the recent announcements by Ultra of contract awards for the Hull Mounted Sonar (HMS) and Variable Depth Sonar (VDS) subsystems on the Canadian Surface […]
Mikaël Perron, 15 March 2021 As the newly released PBO reports takes a shot at comparing other ships program to the actual one being pursued, I would like first to […]
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 […]
Naval Association of Canada, 5 March 2021 The Naval Association of Canada has written a response to the Parliamentary Budget Office’s recent report on the CSC project. Its aim in […]
Dan Middlemiss, 3 March 2021 The initial shock of the findings of both the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) and the Auditor General Of Canada (OAG) reports is now starting to […]
25 February 2021 Shortly after the Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) released its report on the Canadian Surface Combatant, the Department of National Defence released its response. This quick response was […]
Timothy Choi, 25 February 2021 On 24 February 2021, the Parliamentary Budget Officer released its report on the Canadian Surface Combatant’s latest estimated costs, as well as several alternative options […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
