By David Dunlop, 3 July 2023 The 12 Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (Kingston-class) were built between 1993-1998 and have been in commission with the RCN since 1996. The multi-purpose nature […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 21 June 2023 It’s hard not to get discouraged about Canadian military procurements. And it’s particularly discouraging when looking at the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project. […]
By Moderator, 13 June 2023 Some of you will have already seen the spring issue of CNR – the joint issue with Australian Naval Review. If you haven’t seen it, […]
By Dr. Timothy Choi, 6 June 2023 In the past few days, the RCN and PSPC have released some updates on the progress of CSC. On PSPC’s part, their annual […]
By Jeff Gilmour, 25 May 2023 In the 19th century in the first Opium War, the British established a technological advantage by employing steam-powered gunboats. The Scottish shipbuilder, John Laird, built […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 10 May 2023 It’s time for another issue of Canadian Naval Review. And this time we have a real treat in store for you! The spring […]
By Blair Shaw, 2 May 2023 The House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence issued a report in April entitled “A Secure and Sovereign Arctic.” The report gives an […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 24 April 2023 As it promised, the Australian government has released its much anticipated Defence Strategic Review (https://www.defence.gov.au/about/reviews-inquiries/defence-strategic-review). The report paints a sobering assessment of the current […]
By Peter Sanderson, 13 April 2023. The early 1950s were a busy time for the Canadian Forces. As a founding member of NATO, the Army sent 27 Brigade and the […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 9 April 2023 David Pugliese has revealed that the RCN is pushing for up to 12 new submarines for the Canadian Navy at an estimated cost of […]
By Alexander Sikora, 9 April 2023 Earlier this week, the Royal Canadian Navy issueed a release of information regarding their desire to procure up to 12 submarines at a cost […]
By David Dunlop, 4 April 2023 It appears the RCN is taking the ‘bull by the horns’ to change recruitment requirements for Canadian citizens. The new program is open to […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 29 March 2023 In this age of rapidly evolving naval combat technology, it may seem odd that modern navies, including Canada’s, still cannot accomplish two seemingly simple […]
By Brian Bertosa, 25 March 2023 In her Broadsides post with the enjoyable title of “AUKUS Awkward?” (21 March 2023), Dr. Griffiths points out that some people are concerned that […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 21 March 2023 The announcement of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) agreement in September 2021 caught a lot of people by surprise. It was a surprise […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 17 March 2023 Dan Middlemiss Why is it that DND, when confronted with questionable behaviour, always seems to prefer to stonewall – or worse? The latest example […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 14 March 2023 Addressing a major defence conference last week, retired Vice-Admiral Mark Norman decried the failure of all Canadians to take their own defence seriously. Here […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 1 March 2023 The latest issue of the Canadian Defence Review (Vol. 29, No. 1 (2023)) has four articles with a bearing on current Canadian maritime procurement […]
By Robert Cumming, 22 February 2023 As you are aware, the federal government is deeply involved in a huge shipbuilding program. One area of the program where the government and the […]
By David Dunlop, 13 February 2023 It appears that Australia’s AUKUS submarine decision will be coming in March 2023 and it may not be anything that most expect. It was […]
