New Zealand navy frigate to leave Canada years after upgrade began
The costs to upgrade the ship Te Mana, and before it Te Kaha, have blown out to between $600 million and $700m, due in part to project management mistakes.
Main contractor Lockheed Martin Canada and a subcontractor are mired in a long running court battle.
Ministry of Defence said that dispute has had no impact on the upgrades.
The NZDF annual report for 2020-21 under 'Naval Combat' says "no capability", "0%".
The upgrades were to extend the vessels' operational life to around 2030 - only eight years away.
The Defence White Paper of 2010 said they needed upgrading by 2017 "to address obsolescence and to improve their defensive capability against contemporary air and surface threats".
Te Mana has been in Canada for three years.
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