Italian shipbuilder Fincantieri has warned the Canadian government that it won’t bid on a new program to build a fleet of future surface combatants unless significant changes to the project are made.
Canada is hoping to receive the first of its Super Hornet fighter jets by 2019 but still has to hammer out a price as well as industrial benefits, according to Canadian government officials.
The Canadian government has extended its contract with CAE to provide NATO Flying Training in Canada (NFTC), a qualification program for pilots, while it works on a new multibillion-dollar replacement program.
Canada has revamped its policy on how to meet its air-defense commitments to protecting North America and contributing to NATO, prompting a decision to boost the number of fighter jets it will buy in the future.
Canada has opened up its competition for new warships to designs still yet to be proven, despite its previous commitment to purchase only off-the-shelf vessels.
A Canadian parliamentary committee has recommended the government reconsider its earlier rejection to contribute to US missile defense, moving participation in the ground-based system to protect North America one step closer to reality.