Canada Taps German Defense Giant To Build Its Navy's New Submarine Fleet

Canada has chosen to enter negotiations with a German defense builder to supply its next submarine fleet. Here are the ...
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Inside Canada’s naval megaproject: Halifax’s Irving Shipbuilding builds next-generation destroyers

When workers at Irving Shipbuilding Inc. lowered a silver coin into the hull of Canada’s first River-class destroyer last ...
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The head of Canada’s navy wants to blow more things up

OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s navy has grand ambitions about blowing more things up. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee is pushing to expand Canada’s aging, modest fleet — from Arctic patrol ships and a ...
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Canada chooses German stealth submarines to replace aging fleet

En route to meet fellow NATO leaders in Turkey, Prime Minister Mark Carney stopped in Halifax Monday to announce Canada has ...

Halifax shipyard workers lay backbone for first of Canada's 15 River-class destroyers

Irving Shipbuilding officially began construction on the first of Canada's 15 new River-class destroyers in Halifax on Friday ...
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With new ships, Canada aims to be ‘icebreaking superpower’

At a massive shipyard in North Vancouver, Canadian workers grind metal beams for a powerful new icebreaker crucial to cementing the country’s presence in the increasingly contested Arctic. Icebreakers ...