By Moderator, 6 July 2026 The decision has been made! Prime Minister Carney announced today that the TKMS’s 212CD has won the competition to build the RCN’s next submarines. The […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 30 June 2026 The evaluation criteria that will be the basis for selecting Canada’s new submarine replacement have come to light recently. (see Judy Trinh, “Will the […]
By Brian Santarpia, 26 May 2026 The current debate over nuclear-powered submarines for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is, in many respects, a debate past itself. Critics are correct to […]
By David Dunlop, 23 May 2026 As we are quickly approaching the decision by Canada and the Carney government coming next month, I believe this article, “Inside the Yard that […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 29 April 2026 To pivot or not to pivot is the real foreign policy question which is being somewhat overshadowed by the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) […]
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 Dunlop, 2 October 2025 I recently read an interesting article by Michael J. Lalonde called ‘Which Submarines Should Canada Buy?” This article offers a unique perspective from an informed, […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 28 September 2025 I was dismayed when I read Vice-Admiral Topshee’s recent interview in which he noted that the government was considering a direct government-to-government contracting process […]
By Blair Shaw, 28 August 2025 South Korea and Germany have been selected at the two finalists for the Canadian patrol submarine project. To quote the release “Today, the Honourable […]
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 […]
By David Morse, 11 October 2024 On the 4th of October, 2004 a fatal fire raced through CHICOUTIMI as she was en route to Canada. The Irish Navy was the […]
By Peter M. Sanderson, 2 October 2024 The Issuing of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) Request for Information (RFI) came as a surprise but was welcomed by the CAF. […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 11 July 2024 At the NATO Summit in Washington, MND Bill Blair announced early plans to proceed with a project to replace the navy’s current submarine fleet.[1] […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 12 June 2024 This is a second installment about my trip – sponsored by SAAB – to Sweden in May. In my previous post I discussed […]
By David Dunlop, 4 June 2024 At CANSEC 2024 SeaSpan Shipyard presented its cutting edge design for Canada’s New Polar Class 2 Heavy Ice Breaker project. Also, in another development, […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 24 May 2024 In April I was invited by SAAB to visit Sweden to meet with company representatives and tour their naval facilities – at their […]
By Blair Shaw, May 16, 2024 Just received this news item today [May 14] about the possibility of an offer from Germany and Norway for Canada to join the type […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 27 April 2024 In 2010, with great fanfare, the federal government in Canada announced the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) that was intended to strengthen this country’s […]
By Blair Shaw, 10 March 2024 This may interest readers. It’s a statement from Damen Marine themselves. Other news sources are linked below. The statement says: Saab and Damen Shipyards […]
By David Dunlop, 24 July 2023 CDA Institute has developed a “Force Deployment Series” a second roundtable by SMEs national discussion on defence policy with regard to sustaining Canada’s Future […]
