The Canadian navy's stock of survival suits, which allow submariners to escape in an emergency from a sunken boat, has been thrown a lifeline after much of the equipment had reached its expiry date, federal documents reveal.
But defence experts say it is a small project that speaks volumes about the Liberal government's plan to modernize and keep operating the four submarines until 2040, a proposal that was articulated in the latest defence policy.
The government plans to modernize the boats, but retired commander Peter Haydon, said that's fine for the electronic and other components.
"You can modernize most things, but you can't modernize the hull, unless you build a new hull," he said.
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