Canadian Submarine Bedeviled By Accidents For A Decade Is Finally Back In The Water
Canada’s tiny submarine fleet has been in sad shape for years. Now with the return of HMCS Corner Brook that could start to change.
Tag: Royal Canadian Navy
The Saga Of This Long-Busted Submarine Is An Example Of How Sad Canada’s Tiny Sub Fleet Is
Canada’s four Victoria class submarines have been plagued with problems and haven’t gone on an operational cruise in two years.
Canada’s New Frigate Will Be Brimming With Missiles
Canada may add Tomahawk cruise missiles to the ships, which already sport an impressive arsenal, including two types of point air defense missiles.
Check Out This Canadian Frigate Painted In World War II Era Dazzle Camouflage
The United Kingdom first developed these camouflage patterns in World War I to try to make it harder for subs to engage its ships.
Canadian Destroyers Had These Totally Wacky Sea Sparrow Missile Launcher Systems
The Iroquois class’s Sea Sparrow missile system was slow to deploy, time-consuming to reload, and was limited in its ability to quickly react to incoming threats. Pretty much all the attributes you don’t want for a point air defense system.
Is The U.S. Navy Missing The Boat By Not Including The Type 26 In Its Frigate Competition?
As the U.S. Navy gets closer to issuing the final request for proposals for its future frigate competitor, or FFG(X), one particularly notable hullform, BAE System’s Type 26, has largely been absent from the discussion. It seems particularly curious given that the British-designed ship is well on its way to becoming one of the most popular designs in its weight class among America’s allies, with 32 examples in various configurations on order for the U.K. Royal Navy, the Royal Australian Navy, and the Royal Canadian Navy.
Canada Chooses BAE-Lockheed Proposal To Build Frigates Based On U.K.’s Type 26 Design
The Canadians have already spent more than a decade working to identify a replacement for their aging Halifax-class frigates.