We welcome discussion and debate on Broadsides, and we encourage contributions and opinions from a wide variety of perspectives. NOTE #1: We ask contributors to keep the discussion civil — […]
By Brian Santarpia, 31 October 2026 Richard Gimblett’s A Canadian Naval Strategy Reader makes an important contribution to the current discussion by placing Canadian naval strategy in its historical context. […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 31 October 2026 The Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) Defence Challenges document, managed by DND, outlined five core policy challenges in 2019, in response […]
By Al Vigier, 28 October 2026 At the Vancouver Convention Centre on 19 October, I heard Seaspan announce a venture capital fund for Canadian defence, marine and dual-use companies. It’s […]
By Moderator, 21 October 2026 Everything you’ve always wanted to know about Canadian naval strategy … but were afraid to ask. A useful new publication – “A Canadian Naval Strategy […]
By Les Mader, 14 October 2026 At the attached YouTube video, Scott Taylor of Esprit de Corps magazine argues for the RCN’s continued use of the Asterix resupply vessel even […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 10 October 2026 A few days ago, the government introduced legislation – Bill C-40: Strengthening Canada’s Defence Sector — to change the Defence Investment Agency (DIA) […]
By Les Mader, 30 September 2026 Comments made over the years here in the Broadsides Forum and by some individuals connected with Canadian Naval Review have led me to understand […]
By Peter M. Sanderson, 24 September 2026 On 20 September 2026, armyrecognition.com revealed that the RCN has secured the loan of two CB-90Hs (2x 700-hp engines) from Swedish Amphibious Regt. […]
By Al Vigier, 18 September 2026 Canada has ordered P-8A Poseidons and is negotiating for GlobalEyes. Both should improve what our navy can see. The useful question is how much […]
By Jeff Gilmour, 15 September 2026 In the 1970s, apparently Brazil launched and abandoned at least three warship programs.[1] In April this year, however, it commissioned a new frigate, Tamandare, […]
By Peter M. Sanderson, 10 September 2026 It all started with an article in Canadian Defence Review, followed by their video: CDR “Why Canada Needs Landing Ships for Arctic Sovereignty […]
By Poseidon, 8 September 2026 There was a huge amount of adverse publicity recently in the media stemming from complaints from some members of the crew of the aircraft carrier […]
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 […]
By Moderator, 31 July 2026 At the beginning of July Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the winning bid for the construction of (up to) 12 submarines — the German-Norwegian consortium […]
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