Canada selects Germany’s ThyssenKrupp to build 12 submarines as it boosts NATO spending

The prime minister has also vowed to reduce military reliance on American companies, which he says receive about 70 percent of Canada’s arms budget.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce which submarine has been chosen to replace Canada’s aging fleet in a multibillion-dollar military procurement that could be one of the biggest Canada has ever done.

Canada chooses Germany’s TKMS for landmark submarine contract

German firm TKMS beats Hanwha Ocean of South Korea to Canadian submarine agreement in move expected to strengthen ties with Nato