10-28-11, 09:03 PM
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Originally Posted by CCIP
So in other words, a Canadian Astute?
Still not a cheap undertaking! On the other hand the Astute, or perhaps even a somewhat simplified version of it, wouldn't be a bad deal. It's a relatively lean SSN design already, as far as I can gather.
Still, that's probably looking at a couple of billion per boat. For Canada, that's a lot.
2 or 3 boats is also probably not enough strategically. The arctic is one thing, but I suspect the RCN would also be looking at having some capability in the Pacific as well.
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Might be cheaper because with the RCN buying they would be building more. Economics of scale being as they are.
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