Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Friday, May 04, 2012

The Consequences of A Delay in the Halifax-class Frigate Modernization

DND’s Chief of Review Services has warned that a $2.8 billion dollar modernization effort for the navy’s Halifax-class frigates could be running into trouble.

The audit found the project to modernize the Halifax-class frigates, the backbone of the RCN’s surface fleet, is sailing into troubled waters. “Planned delivery of 12 modernized frigates within 75 months could be at risk,” noted the audit.

The Defence Department hopes to have work on the ships completed by December 2016.

The CRS noted:

“The navy intends to complete the refit of the 12 Halifax-class frigates within 75 months from October 2010 to December 2016. There are indicators that suggest schedule slippage within the planned 75-month time frame will likely occur.”

“Over-reliance on the contractor, and a lack of visibility of the detailed schedule parameters, could increase risk of schedule slippage.”

The auditors noted similar naval projects conducted previously have been delayed more than two years. Work on Australia’s frigates was delayed 27 months and the Tribal class upgrade was delayed 32 months. (However, the U.S.N’s Aegis cruiser upgrade was on time and on schedule for first ship delivery, the CRS noted).

Not discussed, however, were the consequences of a delay in the delivery of modernized frigates. With the ships key to the RCN and the country’s defence, there could be a potentially significant capability gap if ships are delayed and not available, RCN officers have told Defence Watch.

Original Article
Source: ottawa citizen
Author: David Pugliese

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