By Al Vigier, 27 August 2026 Jeff Gilmour’s 7 August post asked whether Canada can afford 15 River-class destroyers and 12 submarines, and the responses from David Dunlop and Ted […]
By Jeff Gilmour, 26 August 2026 An article (“Out of the Shadows”) published in The Economist in July reported that last December, over 1,000 fishing vessels from China’s eastern seaboard […]
By Lee Matheson, 23 August 2026 Canada has selected TKMS and its Type-212CD AIP/lithium battery submarine as preferred supplier for the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project. AIP is a game changer […]
By Moderator, 16 August 2026 In a news release 14 August, the Department of National Defence announced the launch of Operation Nanook-Tuugaalik 2026, a part of the annual Operation Nanook. The […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 14 August 2026 In case you haven’t been paying attention, there have been some changes to the RCN leadership. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, who was Commander of […]
By Jeff Gilmour, 7 August 2026 Under the 2010 National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS), Irving Shipyard was awarded a contract by the federal government to build 15 River-class destroyers to replace […]
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