Canada Selects German Firm to Build 12 Attack Boats for Royal Canadian Navy

Canada announced this week that it will purchase up to 12 attack boats from Germany following an intense bidding competition between Seoul and Berlin for the next-generation of Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) submarines.  “This will be the largest defense procurement in Canadian history, and it will equip the RCN with the capabilities they need to keep Canadians safe,” reads a release about the contest from Prime Minister Mark Carney.  Ottawa on Monday chose German shipbuilder Thyssenkrupp Marine Systems’ (TKMS) Type 212 CD as the preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project, beating out South Korean firm Hanwha Ocean’s KSS-III