Is there anything wrong with this FREMM frigate design that the Canadians are rejecting for a Type 26 British design?

Interesting share brother. Great question.

CWO3 Dennis M. 1stSgt Glenn Brackin PO3 Bob McCord PO1 Tom Martin CPO David R. D. H. Mark McGibbon PO1 Brian Austin PO1 Brian Carlson LCDR Rabbah Rona Matlow PO2 Robert Aitchison PO1 Robert Payne CPO Alex Nehlebaeff PO3 Michael James CPO Joseph Grant What You think Shipmates the Italian or the Canadian Model?

As a former Contracting Officer, I see the article is painfully full of holes. It's called an unsolicited proposal and this one followed the usual formula. We'll give you something called a frigate for half price because we're not interested in being big boys and actually competing to your specifications. The Italian government tried to weigh in supporting these outfits. What I didn't see is the Italian government guaranteeing they'd pick up the tab for any overrun for the bait and switch. It isn't a question of "better". It's a question of being responsive to what the customer wants. If proper cost controls are in place, AND both ways are efficient in producing to what they say they can do, then I'd expect $30B of something and $62B of something else. These last minute grenades tossed into the bucket are typically sore loser responses. The uneducated and inexperienced political types then demonstrate their ignorance. The article's author shows extreme bias in using the word "liberal". That has nothing to do with anything. If you want to play in the contracting world, the first thing is to follow instructions. The author was also uninterested in teasing out what the typical flawed solicitations which favor one sector over another. Well, maybe he looked and didn't find anything. Who knows? It's just too spotty to draw much hard conclusions.

If our experience with the LCS and the Elmo is any indicator, their rejection of the FREMM is wise. BAE is a proven company and part of the crown, which they trust. Whereas FREMM is an EU company, and given the UK is getting ready for BREXIT, politically it is harder to justify. Plus, BAE probably has a better track record than Fincantieri does at building ships. Without knowing the decades of details that go into this I can't really say, but this is my guess...

Twice as much and doesn't check all the boxes - sounds like typical defense contractor/political collusion. My guess some politicians are benefiting financially. The good news this is being challenged.

https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/canada-still-negotiating-with-lockheed-martin-on-warship-deal-despite-ongoing-legal-action