The federal government announced a $115 million investment into the Royal Canadian Navy on Friday morning.
Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan was at the CFB Esquimalt to announce two separate investments into the navyB次元官网网址檚 missile systems.
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A $94.2 million contract will go to Lockheed Martin Canada to maintain and overhaul the navyB次元官网网址檚 B次元官网网址淩eprogrammable Advance Multimode Shipboard Electronic Countermeasures SystemB次元官网网址� (RAMSES).
RAMSES is an electronic attack system that protects Halifax-class ships against radio-frequency guided missiles. It uses jamming signals to track and distract missiles from hitting the ship.
Rheinmetall Canada was given a $21.1 million contract to install a third launcher onto the same ships, which will improve the current B次元官网网址淢ulti Ammunition Softkill SystemB次元官网网址� (MASS). MASS is a firing system used to launch decoys out that will imitate ships, and act to protect ships against missiles guided by radio frequency, laser and infrared seekers. The installation of a third launcher will allow for 360-degree defence.
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