AdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load. Canada said on Monday that it had chosen two European NATO allies to build a new fleet of submarines for its navy, a major step in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s campaign to reduce Canadian military and economic dependence on the United States.After considering a South Korean bidder that actively and publicly campaigned for the contract, Canada instead selected a German-Norwegian joint venture to build a dozen diesel-electric submarines.The deal, which would greatly expand Canada’s submarine fleet, reflects Mr. Carney’s effort to step up Canada’s defense spending and its military presence in its far north, which became more of a priority after President Trump begin musing about making Canada the 51st state and seizing neighboring Greenland. The prime minister has also vowed to reduce military reliance on American companies, which he says receive about 70 percent of Canada’s arms budget. Who will build Canada’s submarines?The winning proposal is led by ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems, headquartered in Kiel, Germany, in cooperation with the Norwegian and German governments, to build the Type 212CD submarines for Canada. No submarines of that type are in service yet, but ThyssenKrupp has contracted to build several for the navies of Germany and Norway, and it has built other submarine models for Turkey, Singapore and Israel.The other competitor for the contract, Hanwha Ocean, has built submarines for South Korea and Indonesia. Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe. Related ContentAdvertisementSKIP ADVERTISEMENT
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