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Thursday, May 30, 2013

Canadian navy announces designs for new ships, says the military has placed its future in industry’s hands

Join Support ShipThe head of the Royal Canadian Navy delivered a poignant reminder Wednesday that the fate of Canada’s military is in industry’s hands as he announced that a design for new resupply ships has been chosen.

The relationship between National Defence and defence companies has been turbulent recently following problems with a number of high-profile procurement projects, including the F-35 stealth fighter, armoured vehicles for the army and search-and-rescue aircraft.

Some of these issues have originated within National Defence and other federal departments, others have been industry’s fault. The result, however, has been the same: delays, cost overruns, and project cancellations or resets.

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2 comments:

  1. Kees30/5/13 11:45

    Looks alot like the dutch Karel Doorman Disign

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  2. Ko Savonije30/5/13 11:54

    Yep, that's where it started from

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