Warships
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Canadian warships will not take part in NATO naval forces for first time since 2014A spokeswoman from the Defence Department says Canada does not have any frigates attached to either of the naval groups after HMCS Montreal and Halifax returned last month.CanadaAug 8, 2022
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Canadian warships deployed to Arctic for two-month, multinational missionTwo Royal Canadian Navy warships set sail from Halifax today to take part in a multinational mission to the Arctic called Operation Nanook.CanadaAug 2, 2022
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PBO’s latest estimate says warships will cost $77B as estimated price jumps $17BParliamentary budget officer Yves Giroux's latest estimate is $17 billion more than the government's stated price for the 15 warships.PoliticsFeb 24, 2021
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Ottawa awards long-awaited $60B warship design contract to Lockheed MartinProcurement Minister Carla Qualtrough announced the deal in Halifax this morning, saying the Royal Canadian Navy's 15 new warships will be built by Irving and based on the British-designed Type 26 frigate.PoliticsFeb 8, 2019
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Canada’s $60B warship project postponed as tribunal investigates complaintsThe federal government announced last month that U.S. defence giant Lockheed Martin beat out two rivals in the long and extremely sensitive competition to design replacements for the navy's frigates and destroyers.PoliticsNov 28, 2018
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Defence giant files lawsuit over Canada’s $60B competition to design warshipsAlion Science and Technology, has asked the Federal Court to quash the government's decision to award the $60B contarct to Lockheed Martin, saying Lockheed's design did not meet the navy's stated requirements and should have been disqualified.CanadaNov 21, 2018
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Lockheed Martin leads team of companies in warship bidThe Canadian Surface Combatant ships will serve as replacements to the country's three recently retired Iroquois-class destroyers and the 12 Halifax-class multi-role patrol frigates.CanadaNov 28, 2017
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Remains of U.S. sailors found on warship USS John S. McCain after collision with oil tankerThe U.S. Navy says 10 sailors are missing and five are injured after the USS John S. McCain collided with a merchant ship near Singapore.WorldAug 20, 2017
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Canadian Navy warship procurement on track as companies ready draft designs: fedsThe federal government launched a competition last fall asking some of the world's largest defence and shipbuilding firms to design a potential replacement for the navy's frigates and destroyers.CanadaJul 28, 2017
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Halifax shipyard says warship ‘gap’ could result in layoffs without federal helpThe shipyard wants the government to give it additional work so workers don't sit idle between construction of each fleet.CanadaFeb 2, 2017
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