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In another case of 'short-term pain for long term gain' it appears the Canadian Navy is about to lose another Tribal class destroyer and BOTH fleet supply ships.
According to Canwest News Service (canada.com), the forces are being asked to pare down ships and aircraft to help pay for future programs including three joint support ships, 14 future surface combatants to replace the Halifax FFH's and Tribal DDG's and drones to replace six CP-140 Auroras retired prematurely (essentially the P-3C Orion).
The plan includes fitting command-and-control capabilities to two Halifax class frigates from the Tribals in the interim, and the navy would lose at-sea refuelling capabilitities for at least two years until the JSS's come on stream from 2012 on. The future surface combatant is slated for the 2014 timeframe.
The full article can be found here:
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/na...ff&k=54315&p=1