Canada Navy Canada SSK program

[oldcpu]

What I have read suggests that the Canadian decision, as to whether choose a German Type-212CD or a South Korean KSS-III-batch-2 submarine, will depend on industrial benefits to Canada.

A recent South Korean new source (Seoul Economic Daily) is speculating that South Korea is lagging and now likely trailing the German proposal. Korea's Canada Submarine Bid Faces Headwinds as EU Partnership, Tech Leak Concerns Mount for providing the Canadian navy with new submarines[/URL].
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South Korea's bid for Canada's largest-ever submarine procurement project faces growing challenges from Germany's aggressive government-to-government package and concerns over defense technology leaks, raising questions about whether Korean shipbuilders can secure the $40 billion contract.

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[oldcpu]

Just a confirmation of what South Korea has already claimed, where this news article notes a KSS-III-batch-1 recently completed a mission of about 7,000 km. Presumably the KSS-III-batch-2 range will be equivalent or superior.