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The Single Class Surface Combatant Project is a naval procurement program for the Royal Canadian Navy created to replace the aging Iroquois-class anti-air warfare destroyers and Halifax-class multi-role frigates. The Iroquois and Halifax ships have come to the end or are nearing the end of their service lives and require replacement. [24]
The Victoria class are British-built diesel-electric fleet submarines designed in the late 1970s to supplement the Royal Navy's nuclear submarine force. They were decommissioned at the end of the Cold War. In 1998, Canada purchased the submarines to replace the aging Oberon-class submarines. Refit for Canadian service included the removal of ...
The Snowbird Aircraft Replacement Project was replaced by the Tutor Life Extension Program implemented by L3 Harris. The program is intended to extend the use of the Canadian Forces’ Tutor fleet to 2030. Upgrades include modernized avionics and improved canopies. [47] [48] [49] P-8 Poseidon: Maritime patrol aircraft / Anti-submarine warfare ...
Lockheed Martin (LMT) wins $35.7 million modification contract for the procurement of submarine new construction kits, equipment, and installation.
As of 2020 no decision had been taken on the actual replacement of Canada's submarines which were then already thirty years old. Analysis by the Naval Association of Canada indicated that the lead times, technical challenges and costs involved in submarine replacement would be significant were such a program to be initiated. [44]
The US Navy's newest submarine program is expected to run $17 billion over its budget through the end of the decade as problems with once-smooth submarine construction deepen, a key House lawmaker ...
The submarine was in and out of dock during 2004 and 2005, culminating in a planned two-year repair program in late 2005. [11] Quoting a CBC News report from May 2006: Navy technicians caused "catastrophic damage" to one of Canada's trouble-plagued submarines two years ago, says a Halifax newspaper report that cited military documents.
In January 2019, the U.S. Navy announced that the new frigate will have a minimum of 32 Mark 41 Vertical Launch System cells aboard the ship for primarily anti-air warfare for self-defense or escort missions. [19] The U.S. Navy would like for the ship to be able to: Destroy surface ships over the horizon, Detect enemy submarines, Defend convoy ...