By Jeff G. Gilmour, 30 December 2024 Canada’s new Arctic Foreign Policy was released in Ottawa on 6 December 2024. The policy has four pillars: asserting Canada’s sovereignty; advancing Canada’s […]
By Les Mader, 26 December 2024 Over the years, Canadian Naval Review (CNR) and its affiliated Broadsides Forum have discussed many issues of vital importance to the Royal Canadian Navy, and by […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 21 December 2024 A report on military readiness issued a few days ago by the Department of National Defence is depressing reading. Bottom line – the […]
By David Morse, 13 December 2024 As the government ponders new levels of defence funding, there will be many questions about the intent and purpose – the strategy – behind […]
By Blair Shaw, 11 December 2024 Some positive news coming out of the Seaspan yards, finally, with regards to the Joint Support Ship program. The current HMCS Protecteur is not […]
By Blair Shaw, 12 December 2024 A paper written by Lieutenant-Commander Mark McShane, entitled “Navigating the Perfect Storm: An Alternative Crewing and Ship Readiness Model,” details how using a similar […]
By Les Mader, 11 December 2024 The launch of the future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray on 9 December 2024 means that the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) and the Halifax Shipyard have now […]
By David Morse, 4 December 2024 It has long been the belief that Canadians are largely blind to maritime issues and uninformed about our economic dependency on the maritime sector. […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 1 December 2024 Defence Double-Talk Dan Middlemiss The latest example of ‘open and transparent’ information to Canadians came a couple of days ago when the Commander of […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 29 November 2024 It was interesting to note recently that Minister Joly was in Washington in late November to meet with her political counterparts, stating that […]
By David Morse, 27 November 2024 In a surprise announcement on 20 November, the UK government has announced the retirement of five RN and RFA vessels. At first glance this […]
By Blair Shaw, 22 November 2024 With the Royal Navy announcing the decommissioning of HMS Albion and Bulwark, could this be an opportunity for Canada to step in and step […]
By Veterans with Cancer, Inc., 21 November 2024 Attention Veterans: Could Your Cancer Be Service-Related? If you served in a technical trade that involved regular use of chemicals or were […]
By David Morse, 17 November 2024 Recent analysis of open source satellite imagery by the Middlebury Institute of International Studies in California has revealed a significant step by the PLAN […]
By Peter M. Sanderson, 13 November 2024 Our allies are increasing their sub fleets. Norway and Germany have suddenly doubled their Type-212CD order and bumped Canada off the queue, see […]
By David Morse, 13 November 2024 It’s amazing how quickly the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has moved on its fleet plan project and how quickly they want delivery of ship […]
By Moderator, 8 November 2024 As the saga to build the Canadian Surface Combatants/River-class destroyers continues, the Halifax-class frigates will remain the Royal Canadian Navy’s workhorses for a few more […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 3 November 2024 The issue of declining productivity growth and research and development in this country has been a significant issue for decades; the lowest among […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 29 October 2024 Recently retired US Navy Admiral James Stavridis wrote an op-ed in the Washington Post. Thequestion he was addressing was: given that drones/uncrewed systems […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 16 October 2024 It is surprising, and probably heartening for the RCN, that a recent poll conducted by Nanos Research and CTV News indicates that Canadians […]
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