Hartpunkt has reported that the German Bundestag’s Defence and Budget Committees have officially approved funding for the Standardisierung maritimer Führungs- und Waffeneinsatzsysteme (FüWES-M) project.
So if this counts as an offset to a 212cd purchase, what happens should Canada choose the KSS-III as we should. Why would Canada settle for offsets that were already considered for acquisition by the Government of Germany having nothing to do with the Submarine competition
Well Canada doesn’t operate P-8s or F-35s yet, the ink is still a little wet on those purchase orders. We won’t be receiving or operating them for many years still.
So if this counts as an offset to a 212cd purchase, what happens should Canada choose the KSS-III as we should. Why would Canada settle for offsets that were already considered for acquisition by the Government of Germany having nothing to do with the Submarine competition
Thanks for sharing Noah, both examples clever industrial offsets, integrating important Canadian tech into a global supply chain.
Well Canada doesn’t operate P-8s or F-35s yet, the ink is still a little wet on those purchase orders. We won’t be receiving or operating them for many years still.