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Friday, February 11, 2011

Joint frigate program discussed by Canada, U.K.

HMCS HalifaxCanada and Britain have been holding quiet but lengthy discussions to develop replacement frigates for both of their navies.

The shipbuilding program is being proposed by British defence giant BAE Systems Inc., but has also been pitched to other countries, including Australia, Malaysia, New Zealand and Turkey.

Word of the talks emerged recently in debate before the British House of Commons.

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