Canadian military to seek local industry input for warship procurement

Classed as "continental defence corvettes" (CDCs), the ships will be used primarily for homeland defence with missions including patrols of Canadian waters such as the Gulf of St Lawrence and along Arctic boundaries.

The corvettes will replace the Royal Canadian Navy's Kingston-class coastal defence vessels, which have been in service since the 1990s and are now in the process of being decommissioned.

Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, had earlier told the local press that the CDCs will possess the same capabilities as the 1990s-built Halifax-class corvettes.