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Rheinmetall Wins Canada Frigate Countermeasure Expansion

Friday, June 22nd, 2018

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The Canadian Navy awarded Rheinmetall a $14 million order to expand the multi ammunition softkill system (MASS) on its cruisers, the company said June 20.The Canadian Navy’s Halifax-class frigates currently feature the twin-launcher automated MASS decoy system to protect it from anti-ship missiles. The Canadian order will upgrade its frigate MASSs to be a triple launcher system.Rheinmetall noted MASS can be installed on surface combatants of all types and either integrated into command and weapon engagement systems or operated as a standalone system.…

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