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By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 23 February 2026 By now you will have heard that the federal government has released its Defence Industrial Strategy (DIS). It promises many things. It stresses […]
By Blair Shaw, 19 February 2026 The Inocea Group has confirmed it will acquire both Royal Fleet Auxiliary Wave-class oilers (Knight and Ruler) from the UK. (The Inocea Group currently […]
By Ted Barnes, 18 February 2026 Major (Ret’d) Les Mader’s ‘tripwire corvette’ proposal, as described in the recent issue of Canadian Naval Review, confuses political grievance with practical naval strategy. […]
By Dave Perry, 17 February 2026 [This is an excerpt of an article in Vol. 21, No. 3 of Canadian Naval Review. For the full free access article, click on […]
By John Walsh, 12 February 2026 [This is an excerpt of an article in Vol. 21, No. 3 of Canadian Naval Review. For the full article, click on the link […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 8 February 2026 [This is an excerpt of an article in Vol. 21, No. 3 of Canadian Naval Review. For the full article, click on the […]
By Moderator, 28 January 2026 The United States issued its National Security Strategy (NSS) in November 2025, and now it has released the 2026 Defense Strategy, subtitled “Restoring Peace Through […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 22 January 2026 Both TKMS and Hanwha Ocean are sweetening the pot to win the contract to build Canada’s new submarines. After a stressful year for […]
By David Prior, 16 January 2026 Today things appear to be moving along faster in Greenland (see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yoi2yOK2xLQ minute 3:05). Now that immediate military ‘exercises’ in Greenland have begun, this may be […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 11 January 2026 In December 2025, President Trump announced that two new battleships were to be built in the United States – what he’s calling the […]
By Les Mader, 8 January 2026 Since the 2020 publication of a visionary article by Colonel Brian Wentzell, the Canadian Naval Review (CNR) and the Canadian Army Journal (CAJ) have […]
By David Prior There is growing awareness that the RCN requires Arctic-capable ships that can provide true logistical capability throughout the Arctic at any time of year. The USCG also […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 4 January 2026 Happy New Year! Now that January is here, we all need something to look forward to – other than bills for all those […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, Editor, CNR, 22 December 2025 Only two shopping days left before Christmas! If you’re not ready, you’re running out of time. I would like to wish […]
By Les Mader, 18 December 2025 Repeat visitors to the Broadsides Forum will be well aware of the fact that Canada’s new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) have generated […]
By Ted Barnes, 15 December 2025 Foreign Minister Anita Anand was in Brussels recently sounding the alarm about something naval planners have known for years: the Arctic is no longer […]
By Jeff Gilmour, 12 December 2025 In a recent article in The Economist the author points out that the American GPS system needs an upgrade.1Currently 32 satellites orbit 20,200 km above the […]
By James Hutton, 9 December 2025 An Amazon receipt was rejected because it lacked a street address. A Canadian veteran, compensated for service-related prostate cancer that left him severely incontinent, […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 7 December 2025 The D.J. Trump administration recently released a new National Security Strategy. While the introduction by President Trump is fanciful to say the least, […]
By Moderator, 30 November 2025 A few days ago, the US Navy announced that, while the first two frigates of the Constellation-class —Constellation (FFG-62) and Congress (FFG-63) — will be completed, it has […]
