Type 26 design named as Canada's future frigate/CSC(updated)

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CBC News

It will be at least a decade before Canada sees any of its new frigates
Murray Brewster 7 hrs ago
It will be 2031, at the earliest, before the navy sees the first of its new frigates; a setback brought about partly by the fact Canada, Britain and Australia are still feeling their way around how to build the ultra-modern warship.
The outgoing president of Irving Shipbuilding Inc., which is in charge of constructing combat ships for the federal government, said he anticipates steel will be cut on the first of the new generation high-end warships by mid-2024.
"We have been trying to take an honest look at where we are and what it will take to build the ship," said Kevin McCoy who recently announced his retirement from the East Coast shipbuilder.
The current estimate is that it will take up to seven-and-a-half years to build the surface combatant, a timeline being used by Britain's BAE Systems Inc., which is constructing the first of what's known as the Type 26 design.

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Navy recognition

Ultra awarded subcontract to provide Hull-Mounted Sonar
Naval News February 2021 Navy Forces Maritime Defense Industry Posted On Thursday, 18 February 2021 16:07
According to a press release published by Ultra on February 18, 2021, Ultra is delighted to announce a contract award to commence work on the S2150-C HullMounted Sonar (HMS) system for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program. This award comes soon after Ultra�s recent award of a contract to provide the CSC Variable Depth Sonar (VDS). These subcontracts move the development of CSC�s anti-submarine warfare (ASW) capability from the program definition phase into the substantive manufacture and delivery of the vessels� suite of sonars.
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The opposition parties in Canada's parliament will probably mention this in question period in Parliament the same way the similar ballooning of the F35 program costs a few years ago cost then-defence minister Peter Mackay his job, IIRC.

Ottawa Citizen

Cost of Canadian Navy warship program jumps to $77 billion, says PBO
The controversial surface combatant project has faced delays and significant increases in cost as the price tag has climbed from an original $14-billion.
Author of the article:
David Pugliese � Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date:
Feb 24, 2021 � 4 hours ago � 2 minute read
The cost of Canada�s proposed fleet of warships has jumped to $77 billion, according to a new report from the parliamentary budget officer.
The report, released Wednesday by PBO Yves Giroux, outlined how the cost of the Canadian Surface Combatant fleet increased by $7.3 billion in less than two years.
The controversial surface combatant project has faced delays and significant increases in cost as the price tag has climbed from an original $14-billion estimate to $26 billion and then to $70 billion in 2017. Giroux warned that further delays in the project which proposes the purchase of 15 Type 26 warships will only drive the price upwards.
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More articles of note:

Macleans

It's time to ban the buying of made-in-Canada warships
Scott Gilmore: Decades of waste and failure prove Canada is simply incapable of building ships for our navy. There's only one way to end the insanity once and for all.
Have you ever witnessed someone do something utterly shocking, but because they have done it so many times, you are no longer capable of being shocked on an emotional level, even though intellectually you know you should feel something?
That is where everyone who pays any attention to Canadian defence procurement is right now, and has been for years if not decades.
This week the parliamentary budget officer, Yves Giroux, went through the annual ritual of revealing that the Royal Canadian Navy�s badly needed frigates will now cost more money, and will arrive later than expected. What began as a $26-billion project 13 years ago will now take an extra decade, and will likely cost $77 billion. And, spoiler alert, Giroux added that the final price tag may (read: most certainly will) exceed $82 billion.
How many thousands of ships will we get in return? 15.

Canada could buy similar frigates from the Americans, French or even Australians. Our current price tag is between four and five times more expensive than theirs. Why? No one ever really has an answer. Our defence officials continually tweak the designs, with more and more expensive additions. Our sclerotic shipbuilding industry can�t tie its own shoes on time or on budget. And both have small armies of supporters who convince gullible Canadian politicians that there is nothing more sacred than a shipbuilding job. All of them and none of them are to blame. It is what it is: a chronic, painful, incurable, mess.

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Ottawa Citizen

DND refuses to change course on warship project even as price rises to $77 billion
National defence has launched a PR campaign to highlight the proposed new ship, the Type 26 from the consortium of Lockheed Martin and BAE.
Author of the article:
David Pugliese � Ottawa Citizen
Publishing date:
Mar 02, 2021 � 2 days ago � 3 minute read

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is featured in newly released ads highlighting the Type 26. Photo by Adrian Wyld /THE CANADIAN PRESS
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Despite warnings that its new warship fleet continues to rise in cost, national defence is refusing to make changes to the $77-billion project.
It has instead launched a PR campaign to highlight the proposed new ship, the Type 26 from the consortium of Lockheed Martin and BAE. In addition, national defence officials hope to, within the year, have the Liberal government sign the contract to begin construction of the vessels known as Canadian Surface Combatant.(..>EDITED)

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A belated post, but a critical update:

Defense Daily

State Department Approves $1.7 Billion Aegis Sale To Canada
A representation of the Lockheed Martin team's winning design of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship variant as a Canadian Surface Combatant.
By Rich Abott |
2 days ago |
05/10/2021

The State Department on Monday approved a potential $1.7 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of the Aegis Combat System (ACS) to Canada for use in its new Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ships.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Monday as well.

Canada will use this equipment to help deliver its first Aegis-capable CSC. DSCA said this will increase Canadian maritime forces� interoperability with the U.S. and other allied forces and �significantly improve network-centric warfare capability for the U.S. forces operating globally alongside Canada.�

The requested sale includes four shipsets of the ACS; one Aegis Combat System Computer Program; four shipsets of AN/SPY-7 Solid State Radar Components; four shipsets of Cooperative Engagement Capability; and three shipsets of the MK 41 Vertical Launch System.

The FMS also includes other equipment and services like the Mode 5/S capable Identification Friend or Foe equipment; early ACS development activities for the CSC Project; hardware to support development and testing in U.S. facilities; and various training and technical support services.

The prime contractor for this sale is Lockheed Martin [LMT]. DSCA noted in its announcement of the sale that �there are a significant number of other companies under contract with the U.S. Navy that will provide components, systems, and engineering services during the execution of this effort.�

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[508medway]

Not really, the RAN have asked for modifications which have resulted in a heavier underpowered ship as the original anti submarine frigate is being slowly turned into an aegis fitted AAW ship. The proposed ships are now �substantially heavier� than BAE�s original Type 26 frigate �design requiring a modified hull to �accommodate the additional weight and design changes.

Our procurement people are experts at cocking up a project. These are the same experts who thought converting a nuclear sub into a diesel powered one was a logical way to go.