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Doubt it very much. The technology alone is highly restricted.
Outside of your little echo chamber here which is understandably biased towards defense issues, does Canada geopolitically really give a care if the US, AUS and UK get all hot and bothered by China? China isn't actually a geopolitical threat to Canada aside from how much the US cares about them. This means the real geopolitical concern for Canada is the US (not in an enemy way, in a must always pay attention to what they do way).This Breaking Defence article is an American take on Canada’s exclusion from AUKUS. More or less correct IMO. However, I don’t sense any media hype over our exclusion. Public and pollie opposition, again minimal. As for eventual Canadian membership, doubtful, SSNs, even more doubtful.
O No Canada: Is A Three-Eyed AUKUS An Augury For Change? - Breaking Defense
When Australia, the US and UK announced a new pacific-focused defense agreement last month, it was hard not to notice that the deal excluded the other two members of the Five Eyes intelligence agreement. Local media in Canada certainly seized on it to raise questions about Ottawa’s standing in...
My opinion only, but it does seem as though your POV is missing some of the potential larger implications of issues with China and that impact on trade.
Again, AUKUS is more than a defence pact but Canada is a member of CPTPP so China's actions affect other members wrt trade, so yes Canada must care about Pacific geopolitically.
True enough but China's actions have the potential to impair our trade with other Asia-Pacific nations. @Todjaeger post about chips from Taiwan is just one example of a potenrtial supply chain issue due to Chinese actions.
Nations have lots of deals wrt security. Canada and the UK aren't in the QUAD, Australia isn't in NATO. They don't need to be in a North American defence agreement. Perhaps Denmark should be because of Greenland.
Actually Canada is already investing in quantum research. Yes universities will play a big part, e.g. Perimeter Institute at U of Waterloo. The government provides research grants to universities for this and other stuff.
It is a regional defence treaty but clearly there is more to which we really don't know about.[/QUOTE]
It seems this company wants to make this an export product. The RCN CSC will be the main class for the RCN. The only use this vessel would have for the RCN is as a high end OPV but the cost is likely going to exclude it as a candidate.Lloyd’s Register grants AIP for Serco Canada’s Atlas 120 Frigate design
Serco Canada Marine’s Atlas 120 Frigate design has secured Approval in Principle from technical and business services firm Lloyd’s Register.www.naval-technology.com
Gents, what's this Light Frigate actually will be place ? What capabilities these will be replacing, or it's new capabilities ? Just haven't heard on the need for RCN Light Frigate before.
It's a paper design at the moment. About 3,900 tonnes fully loaded displacement with a 57mm Bofors gun, Mk-41 strike length VLS etc.Lloyd’s Register grants AIP for Serco Canada’s Atlas 120 Frigate design
Serco Canada Marine’s Atlas 120 Frigate design has secured Approval in Principle from technical and business services firm Lloyd’s Register.
Gents, what's this Light Frigate actually will be place ? What capabilities these will be replacing, or it's new capabilities ? Just haven't heard on the need for RCN Light Frigate before.
Just wondering whether a Canadian company will workout a design that has no interest yet from RCN.
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Wow tough market to try and break into, up against the the FDI and La Fayette from France, Sigma series from the Netherlands, Meko A200 from Germany, the Japanese trying to break in with the Mogami.Lloyd’s Register grants AIP for Serco Canada’s Atlas 120 Frigate design
Serco Canada Marine’s Atlas 120 Frigate design has secured Approval in Principle from technical and business services firm Lloyd’s Register.
Gents, what's this Light Frigate actually will be place ? What capabilities these will be replacing, or it's new capabilities ? Just haven't heard on the need for RCN Light Frigate before.
Agreed. For design house's like this sometimes just having a warship design is just part of the portfolio. They might get some contractual design work for refits or helping another company do national procurement offsets. Or it might be the milkshake that brings in other contracts for other parts of their portfolio.
Once launched about 18 months before she goes to the West Coast. The initial trials crew will be East Coast.
As planned, Max Bernays got her knickers wet yesterday
I wonder will Davie be building the same thing?