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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]
With the loss of area air defence capabilities in 2015 (and, temporarily, at-sea replenishment capabilities), the RCN was, at that time, classified as a Rank 5 navy (offshore regional coastal defence) on the Todd-Lindberg navy classification system, dropping from Rank 3 (multiregional power projection). [4]
The project will provide a long range Command, Control, Communications and Computers (C4) and Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. The Department of National Defence and the Royal Canadian Air Force have determined that the P-8A Poseidon is the only aircraft that will meet the military’s requirements. Up to 16 are ...
A Canadian warship recently transited through the Taiwan Strait in what the defense minister said was a reaffirmation of Canada's commitment to a "free, open and inclusive" Indo-Pacific. "As ...
MV Asterix in July 2018. Project Resolve is the name of a pan-consortium made up of Chantier Davie Canada, [1] Aecon Pictou Shipyard of Pictou, Nova Scotia and NavTech, a naval architectural firm, [2] [3] to develop an interim fleet supply vessel for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) until the previously-ordered Protecteur-class auxiliary vessels are complete.
This was followed by Winnipeg visiting several nations in Asia, including a first ever Royal Canadian Navy warship visit to Cambodia, and participation in Japan's international Fleet Review. [ 32 ] [ 33 ] In 2023, it was announced that damage to the ship suffered in October 2022 to the propellers had limited the vessel's operational capability.
Canada is in discussions about joining an expanded AUKUS deal between the U.S., Britain, and Australia formed to counter China's growing military influence in the Asia Pacific region, Canadian ...
The Amphibious Assault Ship Project was a proposed procurement project by the Government of Canada for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN). However, no such project was incorporated into the Government's defence plan Strong, Secure and Engaged released in 2017 and cost challenges with other naval procurement projects under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy has led to no movement on the ...