The River-class frigates cannot be the ‘be-all, end-all’ of Canada’s sea domain

An overrelliance will lead to logistical constraints that will significantly diminish the Navy’s combat power and combat-readiness.
Bill Blair
Defence Minister Bill Blair. Ottawa must find the right fleet composition and capacity so the Navy can make more tactically informed decisions about its operations, writes Andrew Erskine.

With work continuing on Canada’s next generation of naval battleships—the

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