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State Department Approves $1.7 Billion Aegis Sale To Canada

Monday, May 10th, 2021

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State Department Approves $1.7 Billion Aegis Sale To Canada

A representation of the Lockheed Martin team's winning design of the Type 26 Global Combat Ship variant as a Canadian Surface Combatant. (Image: Lockheed Martin)

The State Department on Monday approved a potential $1.7 billion Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of the Aegis Combat System (ACS) to Canada for use in its new Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ships. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notified Congress of the sale on Monday as well. Canada will use this equipment to help deliver its first Aegis-capable CSC. DSCA said this will increase Canadian maritime forces’ interoperability with the U.S. and other allied forces and “significantly improve network-centric warfare…

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