Canadian Surface Combatant program
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The Canadian Surface Combatant program is a major Royal Canadian Navy initiative to design and build a new fleet of advanced warships to replace aging destroyers and frigates and modernize Canada’s maritime combat capabilities.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Canadian Surface Combatant | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Canadian Navy program
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naval procurement program ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Canadian defence industrial base
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Canadian shipbuilding industry ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| designedFor |
blue-water operations
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joint operations with allied navies ⓘ littoral operations ⓘ |
| designSelectionMethod | competitive procurement ⓘ |
| geographicFocus |
Arctic waters
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Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
extend operational life of Canadian surface fleet
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increase combat capability of Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ support Canadian defence policy objectives ⓘ support humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations ⓘ support international security operations ⓘ |
| includes |
development of new warship class
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testing and trials of new surface combatants ⓘ training for Royal Canadian Navy crews ⓘ |
| industryPartner | Irving Shipbuilding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy |
Department of National Defence
NERFINISHED
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Government of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Canadian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Shipbuilding Strategy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
modernization of Canada’s maritime combat capabilities
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replacement of Halifax-class frigates ⓘ replacement of Iroquois-class destroyers ⓘ |
| replaces |
Halifax-class frigate
NERFINISHED
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Iroquois-class destroyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
NATO operations support
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anti-air warfare ⓘ anti-submarine warfare ⓘ anti-surface warfare ⓘ expeditionary operations ⓘ maritime security ⓘ multi-role surface combatant ⓘ sovereignty enforcement ⓘ |
| scope |
construction of new surface combatant ships
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design of new surface combatant ships ⓘ enhancement of fleet interoperability with allies ⓘ integration of advanced combat systems ⓘ replacement of legacy command and control systems ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | under development ⓘ |
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Canadian Surface Combatant