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Germany, Norway on charm offensive in Ottawa as Canada shops for new subs
Germany and Norway promote Type 212CD subs built by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems with promises of on-time delivery and interoperability with NATO allies.
- On Tuesday, Germany's Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Norway's Defence Minister Tore Sandvik visited Ottawa to promote their submarines as Canada shops for a contractor, meeting Industry Minister Mélanie Joly and Defence Minister David McGuinty.
- Facing a shrinking fleet of just four submarines, Canada prioritizes procurement to replace vessels that will remain in service for decades, Deloitte consultant Daniel Kerry said.
- Competing bids — Hanwha's KSS-III versus TKMS's Type 212CD — emphasize different plans, with TKMS offering domestic builds and Hanwha promising four subs initially and a full fleet of 12.
- Days before a planned Asia trip by Prime Minister Mark Carney, German officials argued their bid offers a long-term, reliable partnership despite competitors undercutting on price.
- Norway's offer to share maintenance-site designs from Naval Base Haakonsvern highlights National Defence's risk of expensive, complex submarine procurement across buying, design, build, and operation.
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Boris Pistorius and Tore Sandvik, Minister of Defence of Norway, are committed to a common submarine construction in Canada. For Germany this could mean additional orders.
Germany, Norway on Charm Offensive in Ottawa as Canada Shops for New Subs
Germany’s defence minister says the German firm bidding for Canada’s lucrative submarine contract would have no trouble doing the work on time and on budget. Defence ministers from Germany and Norway are in Ottawa this week for meetings with Canadian ministers as the federal government shops around for a contractor to build a new fleet of submarines for the navy. The two finalists for the contract are South Korea’s Hanwha and its KSS-III subs, a…
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Germany, Norway on charm offensive in Ottawa as Canada shops for new subs
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Leaning Left16Leaning Right1Center4Last UpdatedBias Distribution76% Left
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