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OTTAWA — Canadian firms will be able to provide windows, furniture, radios and doors for the country’s new multibillion-dollar warships, but much of the promised high-tech work is missing from areas in which the federal government figures domestic industry can contribute.

The government has compiled a list of equipment and technologies in 24 main areas that Canadian companies are expected to provide for the $26-billion fleet of Canadian Surface Combatants. Some of those involve navigation, sonar and electro-optical systems for the ships that will form the backbone of the Canadian navy in future.

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But much of the list, which was obtained by Postmedia, contains lower-end technology such as deck equipment — cranes, for instance — waste management systems, batteries, hangar doors, cabinets, filters and heating and cooling systems.

What is largely missing is the high-end work such as software development and the integration of combat equipment, industry sources say. Those areas involve the development of new technology and could lead to exports and job creation.