Carney expected to announce Germany’s TKMS as winner of sub contract while in Halifax
The German bidder offers NATO interoperability and says it can deliver four submarines by 2036, officials and experts said.
- On Monday, Prime Minister Carney is expected to name Germany's TKMS as the successful bidder for the multi-billion dollar submarine contract, delivering up to 12 vessels to the Royal Canadian Navy.
- Canada initiated this procurement to replace four aging Victoria-class submarines bought from the United Kingdom, which are set to be decommissioned by 2035 as their lifespans near their end.
- Defence studies professor Paul T. Mitchell noted TKMS likely won due to NATO interoperability; institutional relationships between the Royal Canadian Navy, Germany, and Norway are "much deeper" than with the Korean navy.
- The new fleet will strike land targets with long-range precision missiles and remain submerged for weeks to monitor Arctic waters and patrol Canada's three ocean coastlines.
- Mitchell warned the navy must build capacity in coming years to maintain the new boats, cautioning: "You just don't turn on the tap and produce submarine engineers and naval architects.
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Carney expected to announce Germany’s TKMS as winner of sub contract: reports
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce Monday that Canada will buy its next fleet of submarines from Germany's TKMS, according to multiple media reports. The announcement will bring an end to an unusually quick and intense procurement process and will mean Canada is choosing subs built by a NATO ally over South Korea's Hanwha Oceans. The government is expected to enter into months of negotiations with TKMS to finalize details of …
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