Need to maintain aging fleet hurting Navy’s flexibility

A new Defence Department report shows the Royal Canadian Navy stretched thin over the past year as aging ships were forced to into dry-dock for maintenance and refits to keep them floating.

The repairs were scheduled and the report says the navy was able to do its job despite having fewer ships available.

But the revelations highlight the pressure the federal government, shipbuilding industry, but especially navy commanders are under to start cutting steel on replacement vessels in the coming years as the existing fleet continues getting older.

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