Canada picks Germany’s TKMS for new submarines

Canada’s navy currently has four submarines and, on a good day, exactly one of them can put to sea.

VICTORIA, British Columbia A German shipbuilder has won the competition for the largest defense procurement in Canadian history, beating out a South Korean firm on the project to build 12 new submarines. Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced July 6 that TKMS has been selected as the winning bidder in the country’s project to acquire the new boats. The company offered Canada its Type 212CD submarine which is being built for both Germany and Norway.