Defence Department Expecting Clarity on Cost of New Warship Fleet Later This Year

HMCS Glace Bay in Halifax Harbour during the ship's homecoming in Halifax on March 31, 2023. The Canadian Press/Darren Calabrese

The Defence Department’s procurement chief is hoping to have a better sense by the end of the year as to how much Canada will have to pay to build a new fleet of warships for the Royal Canadian Navy.

In an interview with The Canadian Press, assistant deputy minister of materiel Troy Crosby said officials continue to review and refine Ottawa’s plan to build 15 new warships to replace the Navy’s frigates and destroyers over the next two decades.