My limited understanding of the SOR is that it’s weighted as a jobs program not a weapons program.
Replacing the Subs
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Makes sense to have a SLBM capability already in place if you were to someday decide you want/need a nuclear capability...The VLS has me tilting SK.
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One of the SK subs was scheduled to visit Canada in the next couple of months, wasn't it? Imagine if they sent it over to start training crews right away....? That'd be a stunning tour de force....
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It's clearly a weapons program. But given that both submarines meet the requirements the RCN wants for combat capability then you need other factors to outscore the other guy. It's a tight race.
If the navy was more specific in its requirements then maybe there would more differential between bids based on platform performance. But I think broad requirements were better for this one. As well the service and support portion is a huge part of the bid. It may look only like "jobs" but it's more about capability sustainment and domestic sustainment to keep that combat capability operational.
Not being sarcastic at all: does the navy even know? It has never had a modern fleet of submarines to work with and plan around. The Canadian Navy is entering into a whole new world of possibilities. This is good.
