Naval Historywith Dr. Alex

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A StanFlex-inspired replacement for Canada's Kingston class

A Danish modular patrol-ship concept offers a useful Kingston-class baseline, although Canadian procurement politics could resist its modular system.

Kingston Class Coastal Defence VesselsNaval ProcurementOffshore Patrol VesselsRoyal Canadian NavyStanflex
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Question

What should the Royal Canadian Navy use to replace the Kingston class?

Short answer

A design based on the Danish Knud Rasmussen class and StanFlex system, if Canada accepts the modular approach and keeps it distinct from frigate procurement.

Notes

The Arctic and offshore patrol ships were already taking part of the Kingston-class role, but Canada still needs a capable dedicated replacement. The Danish Knud Rasmussen type and its StanFlex modular approach provide a useful basis for study. That choice would let Canada tailor a patrol hull to changing missions. StanFlex might meet institutional resistance or be portrayed as competing with the frigate program.