At this point part of me thinks we should just stop trying to build our own Military Hardware. We can't seem to cost control anything. Our friends at Irving seem to be at the center of every cost over run, and when they build or refurbish it we get substandard results.
Our Military is rusting out, and by the time we get things built they don't work well, take too long and cost too much. Maybe for the next couple of generations we buy off the shelf.
https://ottawacitizen.com/news/natio...by-780-million
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The cost of Canada’s new Arctic and Offshore Patrol ships has jumped by another $780 million over the last year, according to figures provided by the federal government.
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Last year the project cost for the six ships for the Royal Canadian Navy was listed at around $4.3 billion. That has now increased to $4.98 billion, according to the government.
In addition, the new figures show that the cost of two AOPS for the Canadian Coast Guard has increased from $1.5 billion to $1.6 billion.
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Last month this newspaper reported that the first AOPS, HMCS Harry DeWolf, will be out of service until April because of ongoing mechanical problems, but the military doesn’t yet have an idea how much repairs are going to cost.
Concerns have also been raised about the safety of the drinking water on the AOPS. An investigation revealed that some fittings and valves in the potable water system were manufactured from alloys that exceeded the allowable amount of lead, National Defence confirmed. Irving Shipbuilding installed the fittings and valves on HMCS Harry DeWolf, HMCS Margaret Brooke, HMCS Max Bernays, and HMCS William Hall.
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The AOPS program has, over the years, faced delays and cost increases. In January 2015, the federal government originally announced it had awarded Irving Shipbuilding a $2.6-billion contract to build five AOPS. In 2018, that deal was expanded to add a sixth vessel.
But in 2017, the Senate Defence Committee raised concerns about the capabilities of the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships. “This (concern) is based on the fact that these ships cannot operate in ice more than a metre thick, are slower than a BC Ferry, can only operate in the Arctic from June to October and will require a Coast Guard escort when in the northern waters,” the senators pointed out in their report. “These limitations are troubling and raise the question of whether the taxpayers are receiving value for the monies spent.”
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