27 November 2018. ABCO Industries of Lunenburg, Nova Scotia, is building a 12 metre landing craft for each of the six AOPS -- a landing craft to provide a ship-to-shore connection. A Mexeflote powered raft (20X7m) is a ship-to-shore connector with a 60,000 kg payload. An AOPS has space for […]
Monthly archives: November 2018
22 November 2018. Moderator. Canada is in the midst of recapitalizing the fleets of both the Royal Canadian Naval and the Canadian Coast Guard. As well, it is (theoretically) procuring new jets to replace the CF18s for the Royal Canadian Air Force. Has the procurement process been politicized? If so, […]
7 November 2018. The recent announcement by the Minister of National Defence in Halifax Shipyards that a sixth Arctic Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) would be built and the welcome news for Davie and Vancouver Shipyards to administer the Halifax-class refits in the near future is great news for all shipyard […]
6 November 2018. The news out of Asia is always interesting. But from a naval perspective, it’s particularly interesting. There are multiple states spending huge sums to update their navies, illustrating what everyone has been saying – that in terms of possible future conflict, the Asia-Pacific region is a maritime theatre. […]