Two observations from this #CBC story about the Royal Canadian Navy’s destroyer procurement:
* The only safe assumption to make about American-made weapons control software is that it has already been backdoored.
* Every shipyard in Canada with a legible set of prints for Flower-class corvettes had better dig them out of the drawer *fast*.
#CanPoli #ElbowsUp #WelcomeBackTo1812
https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/new-frigates-navy-1.7478463
CBCFeds sign $8 billion preliminary contract for new navy destroyers while Parliament sidelined | CBC NewsAs the Liberal government appointed a flurry of senators and judges late Friday, it also committed taxpayers to spending $8 billion to start construction on three new naval destroyers. The eventual price tag for the trio of warships is expected to top $22.2 billion. The deal was signed while Parliament remains suspended.