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Icebreaking Fleet Renewal Update

By Mikaȅl Perron, 15 August 2025 In the recent announcement concerning Canada’s defence budget, it was revealed that the Canadian Coast Guard would move under the responsibility of the Department […]

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Royal Australian Navy Bulking Up

By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 6 August 2025 Australia is serious about building up its navy. In June 2018, the BAE Systems Type 26 frigate was selected to bulk up the […]

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RCN to Receive New UAS for ISTAR

By Dan Middlemiss, 6 August 2025 DND has announced the awards of 2 contracts to MDA Space for an initial two uncrewed aircraft systems and up to 4 additional systems […]

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The Drone Fadwagon Rolls On

By Dan Middlemiss, 1 August 2025 The war between Russia and Ukraine has certainly focused attention on the important role robotic systems such as military drones can play in major […]

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Prepare for Acceleration?

By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 11 July 2025 A few days ago, I had a very pleasant conversation with John Brannen of the new NATO office in Halifax. The Defence Innovation […]

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Carney’s Defence Speech

By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 13 June 2025 A few days ago Prime Minister Mark Carney made a major announcement about defence. It was a good speech, made by a serious […]

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The NSS at Year 15

By Moderator, 11 June 2025 It seems like a long time ago that the Harper government announced the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) – and indeed it was 15 years […]

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New Minister of National Defence

By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 19 May 2025 David Joseph McGuinty is now the Minister of National Defence. He is a lawyer and has served as the member of Parliament for […]

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