The Canadian Department for National Defence (DND) is sticking to its guns in the planned build of 15 new frigates for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), just hours after a report issued by the Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) estimated the cost of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) programme had risen by C$7.5 billion ($5.99 billion) from its previous 2019 estimates.
The PBO report, published on 24 February, stated that the increase in estimated costs of the programme are due to a review of vessel specifications and the timing of production.
It added that construction of the frigates, which are heavily
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