Germany’s defence minister says the German firm bidding for Canada’s lucrative submarine contract would haven’t any trouble doing the work on time and on budget.
Defence ministers from Germany and Norway are in Ottawa this week for meetings with Canadian ministers because the federal government shops around for a contractor to construct a brand new fleet of submarines for the navy.
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The 2 finalists for the contract are South Korea’s Hanwha and its KSS-III subs, and ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems and its Type 212CD subs, which at the moment are being built for Germany and Norway.
While making a sales pitch to Canadian media, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius said that if Canada desires it, TKMS could construct among the 212CD subs, or parts for them, in Canada.
His comments come days ahead of a visit Prime Minister Mark Carney is making to Asia, where he is predicted to go to a Hanwha shipyard in South Korea.
Canada has only 4 submarines and so they’re set to be retired from service by 2035, making the most important procurement project a priority for the federal government because it rushes to search out replacements.
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