Canadian frigates built under Canada Surface Combatant will cost CAD 8 billion more than planned.

The contract for the design and construction of ships, together with the supply of spare parts for a 2-year period of operation, is the largest armament program in Canada's history. The currently elected contractor is the BAE Systems/Lockheed Martin consortium and Irving Shipbuilders shipyard. The cost of the pre-production phase is expected to be CAD 5.3 billion, the construction of ships CAD 52.3 billion and the remaining CAD 11.4 billion. Thus, the unit cost of the frigate, which is the adaptation of the British project 26, will reach the astronomical value of CAD 4.6 billion. the increase in costs is to be the result of a later than expected start of ship production, resulting in a higher impact of inflation, including in the contract the requirement to provide a two-year supply of spare parts and consumables and a significant increase in the buoyancy of the new frigate. The original plans provided for the construction of ships with a displacement of 5400 tonnes, the present ones concern vessels of 6800-7000 tonnes. In the opinion of Parliamentary Budget Office, a year late in the implementation of the programme will result in an additional cost of 2.2 billion CAD (approximately 3%) and two years late to 4.5 billion CAD (6%). Of course, there can be a further increase in costs in the event of technical problems during the construction of ships. The CSC frigates are to replace Iroquis and Halifax frigates in service. Their deliveries are to begin under the horses of the 1920s and last until 2020. The Halifax withdrawal is planned after 2030. It is worth adding that Type 26 ships were ordered in number 8 by the Royal Navy. Another 9 "cloons" (Type Hunte

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