Canada has not spoken to South Koreans about building new submarines at home, says embassy

The South Korean bidder says it 'refrained' from proposing domestic construction of Canada’s new submarine fleet after feedback from Canadian officials. Meanwhile, its German competitor has signalled 'mutual interest' in building future vessels in Canada.
Victoria-class Submarine
Canada is looking to purchase a fleet of 12 submarines with two options on the table from Germany-Norway and South Korea to replace Canada’s aging fleet of Victoria-class vessels.

Canada has not discussed domestic production of its new submarine fleet with the South Korean bidder, one of two shortlisted for the multibillion-dollar contract, says the potential supplier, despite their German competitors signalling “mutual interest” in building futur...

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