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Led by Lockheed Martin Canada as the Combat Systems Integrator (CSI), this team includes BAE Systems Canada contributing the Type 26 Global Combat Ship design, with support from other well-known Canadian companies and subsidiaries including CAE, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics.

The Canadian Surface Combatant program is the largest and most complex procurement to be undertaken by the Canadian Government to date. This program intends to replace the existing frigates and the now-retired destroyers with a fleet of 15 versatile new warships. Let’s look at each of the bidders, the proposed designs, and their teams.

Does Project Resolve represent a catch-all solution for future procurement? Not likely; but it does highlight how innovative and less-restrictive processes can circumvent the inertia that has been crippling defence procurement.

Developing a complete ship design capability in Canada, primarily to support the Canadian Government’s National Shipbuilding Strategy. 

Federal Fleet Services Inc. supports military, government and humanitarian operations through the construction, ownership, servicing and management of complex, mission-critical ships.

World renowned in high-speed diesel engines, Rolls-Royce also produces integrated power and propulsion solutions for aerospace, marine, energy and off-highway applications.

As a result of Canada's Arctic Offshore Patrol Ships program requirements, a team of engineers, scientists and technicians from Toronto-based Nanowave Technologies are working on innovative solutions for some of the world’s top defence and aerospace platforms and companies.

Preparing for threats of next four decades will require next generation technologies and that includes the Infrared Search and Track system.

An innovative leader in engineering and program management support across the complete platform life cycle.

This system of innovative piping technologies for marine systems puts people to work faster while increasing safety, ensuring reliability and maximizing efficiency.

Canada’s West Coast shipbuilding and ship repair Centre of Excellence, its full-service shipyards in both Vancouver and Victoria  are committed to the highest customer service and safety standards, and employs more than 2600 people in the specialized marine sector.

The government of Canada may select the off-the-shelf design for the Royal Canadian Navy's new frigate fleet sometime next year. A dozen companies could respond to a Request for Proposals later this year.

The year 2016 started out with great promise. First, we had a new and invigorated government...

The Australian Navy will be acquiring new platforms and is looking closely at the “integrateability” of those new platforms with Army, Air Force – and space capabilities as well.

A look at Australia’s final choice to build a new class of advanced-­capability diesel/electric-powered submarines. Innovative collaboration is changing the way major procurements are benefitting both buyer and seller.

As Canada seeks to redefine its role in world affairs, perhaps it’s time to look at new alternatives to the way Canada can respond in the humanitarian role.

The RCN has identified a clear need for new boats with tactical capabilities, here's why.

Does the name change to the National Shipbuilding Strategy signal a shift from the “longer timeframe for less capability and more cost” scenario the NSPS is being criticized for?

Leaders think in terms of logistics, but the operational enablers often fall victim to pointy-end procurement programs.

Does Canada need to retain this capability, and how many ships do we really need?

Fincantieri is one of the world’s largest shipbuilding groups and number one by diversification and innovation.

Specializing in semi-custom ­vessel solutions, Rosborough Boats' new RHIB is designed precisely for Canada's Multi-Role missions.

Galleys on the Canadian Coast Guard’s new patrol ships are getting a makeover so crews can cook safely. The ergonomics of the kitchens are “compromised” and facilities need to be rearranged, the government has told potential contractors.

Based on Prime Minister Trudeau’s clear mandates to his new Cabinet ministers, the government is clearly ready to think outside the box when it comes to Defence Procurement.

The 21st century has been called a maritime century, but Canadians don’t see themselves as a maritime nation. Many factors impact the existing and future maritime capability, and can often have unforeseen consequences.

The $35B National Ship Procurement Strategy (NSPS) was first announced in June 2010 following several failed high profile procurement projects – notably the Joint Support Ship (JSS) in 2008, and perceived challenges in delivering a successful Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) project. Initiated with great optimism, FrontLine looks at its progression so far.

ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems offers design, project management, and a broad range of technology transfer expertise built uopn a long and successful track record of German naval engineering excellence.

Getting many new ship builds underway through cooperation with key government departments, ­managing operations with reduced fleets, finding innovative ways to train enough new recruits, and the daunting task of overhauling navy culture, are all key priorities on the Admiral’s plate.

The French frigate replacement program has strong similarities to key aspects of Canada's CSC program.

How Canada builds new destroyers could determine success or failure of National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy.

The new Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, has taken the wheel during a time of renewed fiscal restraint. How will these priorities affect readiness throughout the fleet?

With French battleship Aquitaine on her shakedown cruise, the French Navy visits Halifax.

The new emphasis on Security being recognized and supported by the Canadian Government has had a reinforcing effect on the Navy. After decades of downsizing, the Navy is building and diversifying to cover a wide range of security and policing roles on our coasts.

Because Canadians no longer live in a “fire-proof house” perhaps now might be the right occasion to pay heed to the words of Liddell Hart: “A self contained and sea-based amphibious force is the best kind of fire extinguisher because of its flexibility, reliability, logistics simplicity and relative economy.”

The Department of National Defence has a $3-billion plan to upgrade its frigates. Bu the mid-life refit and modernizations has been pushed back by funding shortfalls to the point where the oldest vessels of the class are not scheduled to begin their nine-month facelift until 2011.

It has been the fullest two years of Canadian naval activity since the end of the Korean War, and the lessons are legion.