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Shipbuilding Summit
Vancouver BC, 23 May 2012
Canada is a maritime nation, a maritime nation
with trade, commerce and interests around the
world.
Surrounded as we are by three oceans, it can
truly be said, that Canada and its economy float
on salt water.
Such a nation must have a navy.
Prime Minister Stephen Harper
3 May 2012
NSPS Impact
Multi-year order book = stability
Improved productivity
Improved financial health
Increased investment
More R&D
New Technology
Workforce renewal
R & D
No R&D devoted to shipbuilding
Interest in a Canadian adaptation of the U.S. NSRP
Shared cost
Shared benefits
Value Proposition credit.
Positive for all shipyards regardless of size
Question Marks?
Personnel/training
Government budgets
Risk management
Prime contractors
Systems integration
Role of NSPS secretariat
ISS
Role of small shipyards
Major programs under scrutiny
Tremendous hype
Must manage expectations
NSPS BUZZ
Navy Outlook 16 May
Admiral clearly signaled his priorities:
Develop relations with industry
Operations in littorals a high priority
RCN Must evolve from globally deployable sea control fleet to
globally deployable littoral fleet
Networked sensors & systems
Land attack
Ballistic Missile Defence
NSPS is the largest capital program
in Canadian history
It will also be one of the most
complex and demanding
It will reinvent shipbuilding and the
industrial marine industries in
Canada.
Thank you