Richmond, BC, February 11, 2019--MDA, a Maxar Technologies company (NYSE: MAXR) (TSX: MAXR), announced that Canada's Combat Ship Team was selected by Irving Shipbuilding for the design contract for Canada's Surface Combatant (CSC) ships. Canadian Surface Combatant. The 2019 Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) report has indicated that the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) programme will now cost C$69.8bn ($52.7bn) over 26 years. CANSEC 2019: BAE Canadian Surface Combatant program update ... Jane's correspondent Patrick Allen an update on BAE's involvement in the Canadian Surface Combatant program. Sloan also said the government is developing a Canadian Surface Combatant of 15 ships with combined frigate and destroyer capabilities. The signing of the contract will be announced by Procurement Minister Carla … The contract was signed on February 7 after the BAE Systems’ Type 26 Global Combat Ship design was selected in … February 8, 2019 The Government of Canada confirmed that the bid from Lockheed Martin Canada has been selected for the design and design team for the Canadian Surface Combatants. The Canadian Surface Combatant contract was signed Thursday by the Liberal government. The Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project, which is part of the National Shipbuilding Strategy, will replace both the Iroquois-class destroyers and the Halifax-class multi-role patrol frigates with a single class of ship capable of meeting multiple threats on both the open ocean and the highly complex coastal environment. Irving Shipbuilding is the Canadian Surface Combatant prime contractor and will build all 15 ships at Halifax Shipyard. Irving Shipbuilding Inc., the project’s prime contractor, awarded a sub-contract to Lockheed Martin Canada for work to finalize the design. 08 Feb 2019 Canada's Combat Ship Team has been awarded the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) design contract by Irving Shipbuilding. Arctic patrol ship, Arctic Patrol Vessel, Canada, Canadian Surface Combatant, Harjit Sajjan, HMCS Margaret Brooke, HMCS Max Bernays, offshore patrol ship, Offshore Patrol Vessel, Politics, Royal Canadian … The Canadian Surface Combatant program is the largest single expenditure in Canadian government history. The Canadian Surface Combatant contract was signed Thursday by the Liberal government. Overview. MDA, a Maxar company, has signed a CAD $4 million contract with Lockheed Martin Canada for the initial phase of design work for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) … MDA Selected for Design Phase of Massive Canadian Surface Combatant Program. Day 3 video coverage at SNA 2019, the Surface Navy Association's national symposium. From: Public Services and Procurement Canada Backgrounder. From: Public Services and Procurement Canada News release. Irving Shipbuilding is the Canadian Surface Combatant Prime Contractor and will build all 15 ships at Halifax Shipyard. This post has been updated with a clarification comment from ASNE’s Richard White. A destroyer, she said, is a ship that has command and control capabilities, as well as air defence capabilities, meaning it can strike back against missiles. The previous report, 2017 PBO, estimated the programme would cost $61.8bn ($46.84bn). After a thorough procurement and evaluation process, the BAE’s Type 26 design has been selected as the starting point for the design of the Royal Canadian Navy’s future warships, the Canadian Surface Combatants. The Cost of Canada’s Surface Combatants: 2019 Update ... the estimated cost of Canada’s future frigates, known as Canadian Surface Combatants, jumped to C$58-60 billion in 2017 and now to over C$70 billion, or over €3bn per ship.