Canada Is About to Choose Its Next Submarines. Germany and South Korea Want the Deal So Badly They’re Giving Up Their Own

Canada Is About to Choose Its Next Submarines. Germany and South Korea Want the Deal So Badly They’re Giving Up Their Own

It will only be a matter of weeks before Ottawa chooses the next class of submarine for the Royal Canadian Navy. The decision would be weighty for any national government, but for Canada, it could well be the most expensive procurement program in the country’s history. The Victoria-class Canada currently sails just four Victoria-class submarines, purchased from the British Royal Navy in 1998. But those submarines are aged vessels. And in today’s…