【9月26日】看軍聞學英語

■泰戈爾

原文：

Should the Canadian government choose the offer from German naval shipbuilder TKMS for the procurement of up to twelve new submarines, the company intends to deliver four Type 212 CD submarines to the Canadian Navy by 2036, the German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius explained in an interview with CBC News.

To achieve this, Norway and Germany would withdraw their delivery plans for one Type 212CD submarine each, so that these could be delivered to Canada, the minister said. He sees no problem for his own navy, as this would strengthen capabilities within NATO. Oslo and Berlin plan to cooperate closely with Canada militarily in the North Atlantic and the Arctic. Pistorius expressed his confidence that TKMS will honor its delivery commitment. “They only promise what they can deliver,” the minister said. He added that he has had only positive experiences with them so far.

Norway and Germany, which jointly intend to procure 12 identical Type 212CD submarines from TKMS, have submitted a joint bid to Canada for this class of vessel, which also includes elements of comprehensive military and economic cooperation. TKMS is competing with Hanwha of South Korea. The South Korean company also enjoys strong support from its own government and industry. According to press reports, Hanwha had already proposed last year to deliver four KSS-III class submarines to Canada by 2035.

中譯：

德國國防部長佩斯托瑞斯接受加拿大廣播公司新聞專訪時表示，如果加拿大政府選擇德國海軍造船廠「蒂森克虜伯海洋系統」（TKMS）的提案來採購多達12艘新潛艦，該公司計畫在2036年前向加拿大海軍交付4艘212CD型潛艦。

國防部長表示，為了達成這個目標，挪威和德國將各自讓出原本計畫接收的一艘212CD型潛艦，以優先交付加拿大。他認為這對本國海軍不會造成問題，因為這能強化北約內部的整體戰力。奧斯陸（挪威政府）與柏林（德國政府）計畫與加拿大在北大西洋及北極圈展開密切的軍事合作。佩斯托瑞斯對 TKMS履行交付承諾表達了信心，部長說：「他們只承諾自己做得到的事。」並補充說他至今與該公司的合作經驗都非常正面。

挪威與德國原本計畫共同向TKMS採購12艘完全相同的212CD型潛艦，如今兩國已向加拿大提交了該級艦艇的聯合投標案，其中還包含了全方位軍事與經濟合作的元素。目前TKMS的競爭對手為南韓的韓華集團。這家南韓企業同樣獲得了該國政府與產業的強大支持。根據媒體報導，韓華在去年就已經提議，要在2035年前向加拿大交付4艘KSS-III（島山安昌浩級）主力潛艦。

-關鍵軍語-

※procurement：軍事採購

※joint bid：聯合投標

※vessel：艦艇／船艦