This blog post was originally published on https://vanguardcanada.uberflip.com/i/122908/15, April/May edition 2013. The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) is the federal government’s program to build fleets of  combat  and  non-combat vessels in support of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Canadian Coast Guard. Included in the combat vessel requirement of NSPS is the purchase of 15 Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) frigates. … Read more