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“Canadian industry has played a key role in shaping capabilities onboard the CP-140 and I would see that
role continuing on our replacement manned aircraft. It’s less about the platform, [and more about] the brains
of that platform.”

Editor's Note: Republished with permission of Front Line Defence.

http://defence.frontline.online/article/2017/4/8102-Maritime-Threats-to-the-North-Atlantic

Canada and North Atlantic Defense: The Coming of the Cyclone

2017-10-06 By Robbin Laird and Murielle Delaporte

Canada has placed a priority on anti-submarine warfare in its NATO contribution.

According to the Royal Canadian Air Force Chief of Staff, Lt. General Hood, “I am exceptionally proud of our
ASW capability and when I couple it with the new advanced capability on our upgraded frigates, I see us a
backbone of NATO’s ASW capability.”

The current ASW capabilities of Canada are built around an upgraded CP-140 with the acquisition of a new
CH-148 Cyclone ASW helicopter and the modernization of the Canadian frigates integrated into the ASW
coalition operations.

Over the decade ahead as the maritime domain awareness and strike enterprise is reworked with the coming
of the P-8 and the Triton (among other assets) Canada will add an unmanned capability, continue upgrading
the CP-140 and work closely with the allies in reshaping the maritime domain awareness and strike networks.

And added to that as well will be new satellite sensor and communications systems as well.

http://www.sldinfo.com/the-canadian-role-in-asw-an-interview-with-lt-general-michael-hood/

In addition to modernization of the Canadian variant of the P-3, Canada is adding a unique maritime
helicopter to the mix, the CH-148 Cyclone.

The helicopter was crafted as a replacement for the Sea King, which would operate mission systems similar to
the MH-60R (used by the US Navy and allies) into a larger aircraft, which could do a range of missions,
including ASW, ASuW, HDS, SAR, with no or minimal reconfiguration of the aircraft.

And the helicopter had to be designed to land on Canadian sized frigates in high sea states.

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