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Canada’s new frigate is getting heavier and more expensive February 26 A rendering of the Royal Canadian Navy's next-generation frigate, a project spearheaded by Lockheed Martin. (Courtesy of Lockheed Martin) WASHINGTON — Canada’s next-generation frigate is putting on weight and will cost more money than originally projected, according to a new cost analysis. The Canadian Surface Combatant program, which is spearheaded by Lockheed Martin and based on BAE Systems’ Type 26 design, was first selected in 2018 and put under contract in 2019. Since the announcement, however, the ship ...

iPolitics By Kevin Dougherty. Published on Feb 24, 2021 5:09pm A drawing of the proposed Type 26 frigate (BAE Systems Canada) Construction of a new fleet of frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy, estimated to cost $26.2 billion in 2008, could balloon to as much as $82 billion, according to an analysis by Canada’s government-spending watchdog. The parliamentary budget officer (PBO) was asked by the House of Commons Standing Committee on Government Operations and Estimates to review the costs of continuing with a contract to build the British-designed Type 26 frigate, proposed by Lo...

iPolitics By iPolitics. Published on Feb 24, 2021 6:05pm Today’s Evening Brief is brought to you by News Media Canada. It’s time to level the digital playing field. Google and Facebook are using their monopoly to threaten and undermine local news. Other countries are taking action. It’s time for Canada to stand up to the web giants – and step up for local news. Learn more. Good evening to you. While Canada trails much of the Western world in the number of vaccines deployed to date, today Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Moderna will deliver 1.3 million doses next month. That wil...

Canada’s new frigates are the size of cruisers, and indicative of a wider trend toward ever-more complicated and expensive weapons.

Battle of the budget: DND gears up to defend cost of new warships in the new year The coming year will see intense scrutiny on the navy's plan to build 15 new warships to replace its existing fleet of frigates. Some defence experts estimate the lifetime cost of the frigates will exceed $213 billion over four decades. The challenge will be to avoid an F-35-style political fiasco. Social Sharing