加拿大2025年预算为国防拨款80B美元,但尽管有紧急的舰队需要,仍拖延了12艘新潜艇的经费。
Canada's 2025 budget allocates $80B for defence but delays funding for 12 new submarines despite urgent fleet needs.
加拿大2025年的联邦预算为国防拨款800多亿美元,但不包括为加拿大皇家海军计划购买12艘新的常规潜艇提供资金,尽管迫切需要舰队。
Canada’s 2025 federal budget allocated over $80 billion for defence but excluded funding for the Royal Canadian Navy’s planned purchase of 12 new conventional submarines, despite urgent fleet needs.
由于四艘老化潜艇中只有一艘正在运行,到2035年全部面临淘汰的危险,政府已将采购范围缩小到德国的Thyssen Krupp和韩国的Hanwha Ocean,但没有承诺提供资金。
With only one of four aging submarines operational and all at risk of obsolescence by 2035, the government has narrowed the procurement to Germany’s ThyssenKrupp and South Korea’s Hanwha Ocean but has not committed funds.
国防部长David McGuinty说,以后将讨论购置款融资问题,将该项目与北约的支出目标挂钩。
Defence Minister David McGuinty said acquisition financing will be addressed later, linking the project to NATO spending goals.
一个新的国防投资局将监督这一进程,该进程可能超过1 000亿美元,主要用于维护。
A new Defence Investment Agency will oversee the process, which could exceed $100 billion, mostly for maintenance.
海军需要具备北极能力、具有高度工业效益的隐形潜艇,两个投标者都有现有的生产线, Hanwha公司在2035年之前交货。
The navy requires Arctic-capable, stealthy submarines with strong industrial benefits, and both bidders have existing production lines, with Hanwha offering delivery before 2035.
预计年终之前不会作出任何决定。
No decision is expected before year-end.