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It's also something to consider that Topshee specifically said this vessel will not be an icebreaker, but will be ice strengthened for operations in/around ice equivalent to Polar Class 6~. They can get away with some savings over an actual icebreaker at those sorts of levels and they will...

Presumably it wouldn't be the RCN making the design itself, but it would be a clean sheet design contracted out to a partner like Vard most likely, maybe Davie (big maybe on a clean sheet warship design given their experience). Topshee has been fairly clear that he wants our own design to avoid...

The newest edition of the Maritime Engineering Journal showed for the first time, a public rendering of the future Halifax Shipyard facility following planned expansions. (of note is the fact that the vessel renders themselves are questionably accurate, with it looking like the UK Type 26...

From what I've gathered, CTI acts as the interface between the non-AEGIS integrated equipment and AEGIS itself. Information is passed through CTI and to AEGIS, where AEGIS passes information back through CTI and down the chain. It would make zero sense of CTI was entirely reliant on operator...

Considering the age of the design and ultimately what you'd need to adapt/change to even make it producible again, the end product isn't worthwhile at all. CPF was more than adequate in its day, perhaps even fairly good, but it's very inadequate for the present, let alone the future. There is...

Both the original Leonardo 127mm gun and the Lionfish 30mm guns weren't integrated into AEGIS but into the Canadian Tactical Interface, that doesn't seem to have stopped the main gun from being scrapped partially due to integration concerns regardless it would seem.

Given the trend of shedding as much non-AEGIS integrated equipment as possible, I would say that is a very safe bet.

Considering the Iroquois class was an ASW ship kludged into an AAW ship through a questionable refit, ending up with a transitionary vessel that soldiered long past its expiration date, the River class will be superior to them in effectively every margin. The combination of AEGIS and SPY-7 blow...

I'm not surprised as it follows the trend of ejecting non-AEGIS integrated equipment wherever possible to seemingly simplify and speed up the design finalization/construction process for atleast the first few vessels. The RCN is desperate to get the River class under construction and in the...

Almost nothing regarding the program is being transmitted to the public through official channels, so don't be surprised when it comes out unofficially. This program has been frankly ludicrous when it comes to transparent public updates in basically every single metric, Irving is awful for this.

I will point out that webpage has not been updated since 2025-02-28 and the CSC program has been notorious for having very poor transparency/public facing updates on any reasonable basis.

If I recall correctly, Davie has claimed they can make G-LAAM PC3 if required, but that will require further tradeoffs which will lessen its capability/ability to operate elsewhere. A rating of PC4 allows you to operate in the populated sections of the Arctic Archipelago for most of, if not...

I think the folks talking about how this "amphibious ship" would be a traditional flat top LHD are missing some potential context as to the Canadian situation here. Both the Liberals and Conservatives directly mentioned purchasing heavy icebreakers for the Navy back on the campaign trail, and...

That’s unfortunate if it’s true, the Italian system seems to be flat out superior to its much less impressive BAE counterpart. Edit: On further consideration, I’d guess they are concerned about integration and reverted back to the initial spec weaponry.

All of the public facing info still has the Leonardo 127mm and 30mm gun systems as present on the River class, with contracts being signed for these years ago. Makes little sense to switch back to an actively inferior set of systems.

As always, I do have questions regarding that render though given how weird a lot of the aspects are. Why are the anti-ship missiles the older Harpoon models and grouped up/shuffled off the starboard side? That isn't an arrangement I've seen on many vessels with all that space available. Why...

This is the only public render I have seen that has included the RAM launcher thus far.

While I do find their Gripen proposal to be laughable and very nonsensical for Canada, GlobalEye conversion very much is realistic for Canada. As always I question their projected jobs figure, but there is real value in taking this sort of capability on for ourselves and an emerging market...

I've seen claims that GlobalEye can reach something approaching more coverage with its additional sensors in the blindspots however, I personally have my doubts if those sensors are remotely as comparable to the main arrays. Considering L3 Harris is stuck with IAI/ELTA providing their radars...

And submarines are some of the most complex pieces of equipment ever produced by mankind even compared to what you mention, I'll withhold my confidence until they can prove in this context able.