German and Norwegian officials urge Canada to join a “familiar family” in buying new submarines

German defense officials and senior Norwegians say they are confident of Canada Log in to the Europe Reopening plan In the coming weeks, this step will make it easy for the liberal government to buy new allies submarines.

Jasper Wake, political director of the German Defense Ministry, and director of the Norway program in submarines, captain (N) Ouchtein Steplo, spoke with CBC News recently on the stadium of Canda to join its current partnership, as the two countries build advanced boats that will start to enter service in 2028.

He competed for the millions of dollars in defense and heating their notes after weeks of shipbuilding basins in South Korea, in a joint project, Make an undesirable detailed proposal Its value of $ 24 billion, to build 12 Canadian Navy submarines.

A number of shipbuilding basins responded in many countries last fall to request obtaining information from the federal government, but only the South Koreans went a step forward and made a detailed offer, claiming that they could deliver four boats to Canada by 2035 – the deadline set by the navy to receive the first new submarine.

At the NATO Summit last summer, former Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signed a letter of triple intentions with Germany and Norway to create a strategic partnership. The aim of this agreement is to enhance maritime security cooperation in the Northern Ocean to support NATO deterrence and defense.

Wieck says that the agreement, in addition to the re -arms program, is important for both Europe and Canada, where the West tries to face the threat of a potential Russian aggression.

“It is a partnership that has many benefits from both sides,” Wake said. “Once Canada has signed a security and defense partnership with the European Union, Canada will consider a member state of the European Union in all these European plans and all of these European incentives.”

Both Norway and the United Kingdom are not members of the European Union, but are deeply involved in the armament plan.

“It is a matter of collective voltage) by Europeans, not only for collective purchase, but for group maintenance, team training and work collectively,” Wake told CBC News in an interview.

The stadium to work with ancient allies

Stopbo has argued that something can be said to partnerships with the long-time NATO allies-a pretext that has become essential for the European Chamber’s decline against the South Korean show.

“I think we are providing a real partnership, and possibly industry industry, and the government to the government, to join a familiar family,” Stopbo said.

In addition to responding to Canada’s request to obtain information, an essential expression of attention, the German shipyard that leads the offer, thyssenkrup marine Systems (TKMS), said that no other information has been provided and awaits the official Canadian government’s operation to start.

Germany and Norway participated for several years in the joint submarine building program. The boats are appointed as 212cd, and are based on the design of the firm German 212A, which is run by both the German and Italian navy.

Stopbo said that 212cd was designed for operations in all oceans, but it is more than one capable of pushing it independent of the air of staying in the Arctic for up to three weeks.

Six 212cds is currently being constructed-two of Germany and four for Norway-as a part of a program worth $ 8.1 billion (5.5 billion euros).

The German navy will get the first 212cd in 2028, while Norway is expected to be in water the following year.

Oliver Burkhard, CEO of TKMS, said if Canada joins the current program, it is possible that the first Canadian boat reach its required time frame. Nevertheless, though, a lot depends on the Canadian government and how it moves quickly.

Burkard said that slipping into the production line at this stage is likely to include the redesign of a submarine already designated for any Germany or Norway.

“I think there are opportunities for discussion if one of these is perhaps the first Canadian,” he said.

The TKMS stadium also includes a plan to build a submarine maintenance facility in Canada, and create job opportunities for Canadians – an important case of the liberal government over and over again.

When it proposed last year, Canada, Germany and the tripartite Norway were to hit a similar large-scale security agreement-but to step down-AUKUS, the defense agreement involved in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.

In the heart of Aukus, Australia was obtaining submarines and nuclear technology, something that Canada did not care, although there was political panic in Ottawa about getting rid of the deal.