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Alion Submits Final Proposal For Canadian Navy Ship

By Cal Biesecker

Friday, August 10th, 2018

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Alion Science and Technology on August 9 said its Canadian subsidiary submitted its final bid to the Canadian government for that country’s new warship program, which is worth between $42 billion and $46 billion for 15 ships.Alion, one of three bidders for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC), is offering a solution based on the Dutch De Zeven Provincien-class frigate, which is built by Netherlands-based shipbuilder Damen and has been in use for more than 10 years. All bidders are offering solutions based on…

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