This project cost also includes necessary ammunition, training, support, and infrastructure. Further costs for personnel, operations, and maintenance for the life cycle of the CSC ships are greatly influenced by the ship design and will therefore only be available later in the process. The acquisition is for 15 ships to replace both the retired Iroquois-class Destroyers and the Halifax-class frigates, with an estimated cost of $56-60 billion. Delivering humanitarian aid, search and rescue, law and sovereignty enforcement for regional engagements.Conducting counter-piracy, counter-terrorism, interdiction and embargo operations for medium intensity operations and.Supporting the Canadian Armed Forces, and Canada’s Allies ashore.Delivering decisive combat power at sea.The CSC will be able to conduct a broad range of tasks, including:
The CSC will be able to deploy for many months with a limited logistic footprint. With its effective warfare capability and versatility, it can be deployed rapidly anywhere in the world, either independently or as part of a Canadian or international coalition.
These ships will be Canada’s major surface component of maritime combat power. Canada’s defence policy, “ Strong, Secure, Engaged” (SSE), has committed to investing in 15 Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ships.