Overview
- Canadian procurement chief Stephen Fuhr visited HD Hyundai’s R&D center on Feb. 4 to review digital shipbuilding and autonomous navigation systems and discuss long-term partnership options.
- Fuhr toured Hanwha Ocean’s Geoje shipyard on Feb. 2, boarding the 3,600‑ton Jang Yeong‑sil submarine and inspecting automated production lines with a Canadian industry delegation.
- Hanwha Aerospace briefed the delegation in Changwon on Feb. 3, demonstrating K9 howitzers, Chunmoo rocket systems, Redback AFVs and K21 IFVs while proposing an integrated ground‑defense solution and local ecosystem building.
- HD Hyundai, bidding jointly with Hanwha Ocean, highlighted cooperation proposals to meet Canada’s performance and schedule needs and pledged Canadian crude purchases via HD Hyundai Oilbank over the project’s life.
- Final CPSP proposals are due in March with a decision expected in June, as Korea’s Hanwha/HD Hyundai team competes against Germany’s TKMS for up to 12 submarines valued at about 60 trillion won including lifecycle support.