Potential Export
In 1987, the Canadian White Paper on Defence recommended the Canadian Armed Forces purchase 10 to 12 Rubis- or Trafalgar-class submarines under a technology transfer programme. The choice of submarine type was due to be confirmed before Summer 1988. The stated goal was to deploy a three-ocean navy to assert Canadian sovereignty over Arctic waters. The plan was abandoned in April 1989 and the Canadian Forces eventually acquired four of the Royal Navy's diesel-electric Upholder-class submarines.
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