Canada Commits to Purchase of New Submarines at NATO Summit

Published on July 11, 2024

Ottawa is taking its “first steps” to ramp up its Arctic defence with the purchase of up to 12 conventionally powered, under-ice capable submarines, the federal government has announced. Canada has begun the process of meeting with manufacturers in its bid to acquire a larger, more modernized submarine fleet, the defence ministry said July 10 from the NATO Summit in Washington, D.C. The announcement comes amid pressure for Canada to increase its military spending to meet the alliance’s expenditure target of 2 percent of GDP. “As the country with the longest coastline in the world, Canada needs a new fleet of submarines — and today, we’ve announced that we will move forward with this acquisition,” Defence Minister Bill Blair said in a statement. “This new fleet will enable Canada to protect its sovereignty in a changing world, and make valuable, high-end contributions to the security of our partners and NATO allies.”...

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