A fairly desperate gamble from what it looks like, Canada would add another 10 years at minimum to the delivery schedule, if not another 15-20 realistically. There is no interest to build the submarines domestically and the program has reflected that for quite sometime, confusing statement.
Given the deficit forecast and Trump's tariff BS negative effects, slowing the delivery may be looking more attractive to Carney. Still think the SKorean bid will proceed on schedule.
Did you neglect to add a link ?
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I did, thanks for adding it in.Did you neglect to add a link ?
Germany, Norway advocate for Canada to join Type 212CD submarine project - Naval News
During his trip to Canada on Monday, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius, together with his Norwegian counterpart Tore Sandvik, advocated that Ottawa participate in the German-Norwegian Type 212CD submarine project.
Not sure about that. One problem the Russian navy has getting to the Med from the Baltic is that the only way to get there is via the Danish straits - which are very narrow & shallow, & NATO territorial waters. They're required to pass through on the surface, using a specific route, & give prior notification. Canadian subs out of Halifax would have no such restrictions. They'd be in the open ocean as soon as they're out of the harbour.
I was thinking more about the excessive transit times from both Vancouver and Halifax to the Arctic albeit there are no depth restrictions and the territorial waters are shared by allies.....the Danish one at least.
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Perhaps a distant future option but the US would have to approve any nuclear tech transfer if a SKorea design that has US content. is offered to Canada. Given the glacial pace of nuke sub production by the US and UK along with support/maintenance issues it is a shame that the AUKUS program couldn't add in SKorea and Japan thus bringing in their considerable ship building capability. Sadly a bridge too far.Another reason to hook up with the Koreans - potential nuclear power for the KSS 111:
USA gives South Korea Green Light to Build Nuclear Submarines - Naval News
U.S President Donald Trump has announced that the U.S government has given the go ahead for South Korea to build Nuclear Submarines on U.S soil.
The possibility of a future SSN derived from a KSS-III along with Canadian nuclear supply chain involvement makes the KSS-III selection even better...just my two cents.
TBH I tend to think a SSN version of the KSS-III is not really possible. Externally a SSN and a SS, SG or SSK might be identical, but the internal are going to have to be very different since the mass of different components is quite different, therefore requiring a different layout to disperse the displacement. With the involvement of a sub reactor, there are only a handful of concerns that have experience with such design work.
Certainly a heavily modified KSS-III would be required at the very least but more likely a KSS-IV(N).
That might well be what the ROKN CNO believes, but I tend to suspect it would take quite a bit longer as well as requiring more outside help.Article below suggests the main input from the US for an ROK SSN will be sourcing the fuel rather than reactor or propulsion technology.
S. Korea likely needs 10 years to build nuclear-powered sub: Navy chief - The Korea Times
South Korea would need approximately 10 years to acquire its first nuclear-powered submarine, the country's top naval officer said Thursday, with t...www.koreatimes.co.kr
"Ahn noted that South Korea already possesses capabilities to build nuclear-powered submarines, saying the country will be able to complete such a push on the back of U.S. cooperation on securing fuel".