@article{GENERAL,
      author = {McCallum, NR and Vine, G and Wyand, T},
      url = {http://library.imarest.org/record/7704},
      journal = {Conference Proceedings of INEC},
      title = {The Global Combat Ship Programmes (Type 26 Frigate, Hunter  Class Frigate, Canadian Surface Combatant)},
      abstract = {The Royal Navy, Royal Australian Navy, and Royal Canadian  Navy have a long history of mutual respect and cooperation,  in war and peace. Opportunities to enhance this cooperation  and interoperability have significantly increased following  the decisions by the governments of Australia and Canada to  base their next surface combatants on the Type 26 frigate  under construction for the Royal Navy. In June 2018,  Australia announced the selection of the Type 26 design as  the basis for the SEA5000 programme to deliver nine  frigates for the Royal Australian Navy. In February 2019,  the government of Canada and Irving Shipbuilding Inc.  announced that they had selected Lockheed Martin Canada for  the design of the Canadian Surface Combatant ship that will  be based on the BAE Systems Type 26 Global Combat Ship  design. Fifteen Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) ships are  planned to be built at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax  Shipyard.<br>
Collectively, there is now a 32-ship  programme, constituting three national endeavours involving  significant government commitment, and large-scale  investment and development, to enable continuous  shipbuilding activity. The United Kingdom, Australia and  Canada have formed a Global Combat Ship (GCS) User Group to  advance cooperation and shared learning. The member navies  are proud to be part of a collaborative programme that will  deliver world-class multi-threat naval surface combatant  capability, tailored to each country’s specific  requirements, as part of our respective warfighting and  shipbuilding strategies.<br>
This paper will present the  background to each national programme, identifying the  strategic commitments that each government has made for  their shipbuilding endeavour. It will then look at the role  of the GCS User Group and how it will support each of the  respective programmes and their country’s security  and resilience. The paper will reveal the goals and  opportunities derived from a more collaborative approach,  leading to increased interoperability between our  respective navies; maintaining capability superiority  through an agile and innovative relationship with  acquisition, science and technology organisations and  partner nations; and assisting our shipbuilding industries  in delivering capability, on time and budget, against  evolving threats.},
      number = {GENERAL},
      recid = {7704},
      address = {2020-10-05},
}