The Submarine Enigma: Why Canada's Tens of Billions Euro Bet is a NATO Imperative Canada's announcement to spend tens of billions of dollars on new submarines from German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) has sent shockwaves through the defense community.
This massive investment is driven by Ottawa's need to catch up with its NATO allies, and the stakes are higher than just Arctic sovereignty.
For years, Canada's Royal Canadian Navy has been woefully undersupplied, with only one operational submarine serving three coasts.