Canada has selected Germany’s Thyssenkrupp’s Type 212 CD as the preferred supplier for up to twelve submarines in the largest defense procurement in the country’s history, and the real story isn’t the hull, it’s the alliance. Canada is joining a German-Norwegian undersea force with shared parts, joint training, and common doctrine, in exchange for giving up a faster, larger, combat-proven Korean boat. South Korea sailed one of its most advanced submarines 14,000 kilometers across the Pacific to Victoria, brought Canadian sailors aboard, and offered a bigger hull with more weapons capacity. Germany won anyway. I break down why Canada currently has exactly one seaworthy submarine for three oceans, what the Type 212 CD’s diamond hull and fuel-cell propulsion actually do underwater, why Norway’s Arctic experience mattered more than tonnage, and where the real risk in this decision is still h

Source: Canada’s Submarine Decision Reveals NATO’s Real Strategy