

Navy could get converted Davie supply ships cheaper than new: PBO
Price would be around $1.4 billion compared to $4.1 billion to build two brand-new joint support ships.

Navy enters new era by welcoming long awaited Arctic warship into fleet
HMCS Harry DeWolf was welcomed in a ceremony at Canadian Forces Base Halifax on July 31, five years after Irving Shipbuilding first started cutting steel
Navy to release health study 15 years after deadly submarine fire
Navy conceded crew of HMCS Chicoutimi had been exposed to a nasty chemical cocktail.
Canadian Coast Guard’s first new icebreaker welcomed to fleet
The government cited the cost for the three icebreakers as $610 million.
Canada, US defence giant to launch high stakes talks over warship deal
Lockheed’s proposal beat two rival submissions to design replacements for the navy’s frigate and destroyer fleets.
Feds reviewing budgets and schedules for new resupply ships, icebreaker
Construction of three offshore fisheries science vessels for the coast guard is delayed.

West coast revival: Seaspan leads Canada’s NSS
A national shipbuilding strategy to renew Canada’s naval and coast guard fleets is paying dividends coast-to-coast.

Lockheed Martin wins $14.5M sub support contract
Will support the submarine fire control system installed in four Victoria-class vessels.
ELECTION: Liberals plan to scrap F-35, says Trudeau
Will spend on Navy and shipyards in Halifax and Vancouver instead.

Navy techs scour eBay for supply ship parts
Replacements for 70s era vessels up to eight years away.
Halifax frigates get $15M chilled-water upgrade
Part of the federal Modernization/Frigate Life Extension program.
Ottawa signs umbrella ship deal with Irving
The federal government has signed an umbrella agreement with the Irving shipyard in Halifax, a step towards building Canada’s next fleet of navy ships.

CAE wins military contracts worth $125M
CAE Inc. has been awarded $125 million in contracts from defence forces in the US and other unidentified countries for simulators and flight training systems.
Obama’s $510-million biofuel push [VIDEO]
U.S. agriculture agency and its Navy partner to produce biofuel-friendly military vehicles and commercial transports

$44M US Navy simulator deal for CAE
CAE’s US subsidiary has won a US$44 million contract to design and manufacture additional MH-60R helicopter simulators for the US Navy.