The Canadian SurfaCe CombaTanT (CSC)
aCquiSiTion projeCT iS under ConTraCT
SinCe 2018 To ConduCT deSign work
leading To The deliVery of 15 frigaTeS To
replaCe The CapabiliTieS ThaT exiSTed in The
Three Tribal ClaSS deSTroyerS (now
reTired) and The 12 Canadian paTrol
frigaTeS (modernized in The laST deCade).
A
s the CSCs' start to take
shape, it is not surprising
that Canada's Parliamentary
Budget Office and Office
of the Auditor General are
both planning to release reports in 2021. I
also note some recent articles on the CSC
project that cause me some concerns in
terms of the conclusions reached.
It, therefore, appears timely to look back
at how CSC has arrived at this moment
by offering a perspective from the experi-
ence of one that was involved – and many
would say one who at least shares the ac-
countability for the current state of affairs.
NSPS and CSC
The National Shipbuilding Procurement
Strategy (NSPS, now known as the Na-
tional Shipbuilding Strategy - NSS) was
initiated in 2008, announced in 2010, and
entered implementation in early 2012. The
intent was to address the boom-and-bust
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nAVAL
By RADm IAn mACK (RET'D)
the CAnAdiAn
launChing
surfACe
CombAtAnt
ProjeCt
