Thursday, February 25, 2021

Report Says The Cost To Build 15 New Warships For The Canadian Navy Will Be $77 Billion!!!

An artist's rendering of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship. PHOTO BY IMAGE PROVIDED /Lockheed Martin Canada 


The controversial surface combatant project has faced delays and significant increases in cost as the price tag has climbed from an original $14-billion 

The cost of Canada’s proposed fleet of warships has jumped to an estimated $77 billion, according to a new report from the parliamentary budget officer. 

The report, released Wednesday by Yves Giroux, outlined how the price tag of the Canadian Surface Combatant fleet increased by $7.3 billion in less than two years. 

The controversial project, which would see Canada purchase 15 Type 26 warships from Lockheed Martin and BAE, has already faced delays and significant cost increases — and a contract has not yet been signed. 

The vessels are meant to replace the current Halifax-class frigate fleet and are to be built for the Royal Canadian Navy at Irving Shipbuilding on the east coast. 



WNU Editor: cheaper alternatives are now being offered .... PBO says mixed frigate fleet and other designs offer cheaper options to navy program (CBC)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

The desire for the latest and greatest doesn't give volume or depth. It just costs too much for these new breed of weapons either in the water or in the sky...

If China is to be challenged on the water, small fleets of the latest and greatest is not going to cut it.
You need near enough is good enough as well, and churn them out by the dozens...