A consortium led by Lockheed Martin Canada has won a C$185 million (US$139 million) contract to design the Royal Canadian Navy's (RCN) newest class of warships.

US-based defence contractor L3 Technologies acquired unmanned surface vessel (USV) and autonomous vessel control systems company ASV Global on September 20.

Lockheed Martin, BAE Systems, CAE, L3 Technologies, MDA and Ultra Electronics have joined forces to bid to support the Royal Canadian Navy’s future fleet of surface combatants.