The German Navy will buy Lockheed Martin Canada’s CMS 330 combat-management system in a deal worth more than C$1 billion, Canadian trade minister Maninder Sidhu announced Monday. The award is a major Canadian naval-systems export and an upgrade to Germany’s maritime combat capabilities.
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The contract value (more than C$1 billion) marks a sizeable naval-systems procurement for Germany and accelerates planned maritime capability upgrades, following other recent German defence acquisitions (see Saab Arexis EW awards: https://hype.aero/?story=5beca88a-b44f-4dd2-a9a5-e619089f6555).
The award is a major export win for Lockheed Martin Canada and underscores Ottawa’s push to speed defence procurements and secure Canadian industrial benefits (context: Canada accelerates defence procurements: https://hype.aero/?story=8621becd-e1bc-4e21-8a60-bfb044db13ac; Canada pressing Lockheed for bigger industrial benefits: https://hype.aero/?story=d206f42f-46b6-4821-8638-77a7dcf319eb).
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German Navy to purchase Canada’s CMS 330 under $1 billion deal • navaltoday.com
Lockheed Martin, Diehl Defence to collaborate on naval combat-systems integration • naval-technology.com
