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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Look we need replacement frigates for the Halifax class Frigates, they're at the end of life here. But does anyone really believe that the government of Canada in combination with Irving should be in charge of this project? I don't have a lot of faith in military procurement or construction in Canada anymore.
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I think that is an unavoidable problem as Canada hasn't built real warships in a long time, and nothing of the size and complexities of these destroyers. Or really any ship of any kind, to be competitive you need very large shipyards that are constantly building military and civilian like in East Asia. Even the US is seeing a lot of trouble because the government is the only customer left for its few remaining shipyards.
Meanwhile the same shipyards in China that are churning out warships at an incredible rate are also building huge numbers of civilian ships, enabling an extremely experienced, large and efficient work force and supply chains.