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 […]
By David Dunlop, 7 July 2023 On 15 June, the Canadian Global Affairs Institute (CGAI) hosted one-day hybrid conference “Canadian ASW in the Future Strategic Environment.” There are several articles […]
By Blair Shaw, 2 May 2023 The House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence issued a report in April entitled “A Secure and Sovereign Arctic.” The report gives an […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 9 April 2023 David Pugliese has revealed that the RCN is pushing for up to 12 new submarines for the Canadian Navy at an estimated cost of […]
By Alexander Sikora, 9 April 2023 Earlier this week, the Royal Canadian Navy issueed a release of information regarding their desire to procure up to 12 submarines at a cost […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 8 November 2021 Canadian submarines keep ticking along — and they will have to for a few more years. The government has initiated a study to […]
By David Dunlop, 20 September 2021 The French government has immediately recalled their Ambassadors to the US and Australia amid the Australian government’s decision to cancel the DCNS Barracuda Block […]
Apollo, 6 August 2021 So, the RCN is going to put itself through the submarine acquisition wringer again. Unfortunately, there is a sad history of such programs over the last […]
RCN Public Affairs, 25 July 2021. When HMCS Corner Brook began its undocking on June 13, it became the most modern submarine in the RCN. Corner Brook had been in an Extended Docking Work Period […]
David Dunlop, 14 July 2021 The Canadian Press reported that the RCN has initiated the long-anticipated push to replace Canada’s Victoria class submarines. Some would say, too little, too late […]
RCN Public Affairs, 11 June 2021. HMCS Windsor is one of Canada’s two submarines based out of Halifax. It has been deployed throughout the Atlantic, in support of NATO operations, […]
RCN Media Release, 24 August 2020. Earlier this month the HMCS WINDSOR was undocked in HMC Dockyard Halifax, marking a key milestone in Canada’s submarine program. Undocking, or moving a […]
Did you know that Canada got its first submarines more than 100 years ago, during the First World War – and the first submarines were purchased by the province of […]
David Dunlop, 28 February 2020. Nuclear propulsion of submarines is ideal for long distances and extended under-ice missions. But is there a better, more affordable and collaborative way? Off-the-shelf air-independent […]
It seems that new submarines won’t be part of the future mix for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), at least in the foreseeable future. The government has quickly rejected a […]
David Dunlop, 1 October 2018. The characteristics of modern 21st century submarines are: endurance, stealth, freedom of movement and versatility. The best sensor weapon that gives others pause is, without […]
28 September 2018. There have been many discussions about the missing element in the National Shipbuilding Strategy – i.e., submarines. In the not so distant future, Canada will have to […]
In the early 1990s, the acquisition of new conventional submarines, as promised by the Conservative government after the cancellation of the nuclear submarine program in 1989, was believed unattainable. Thus […]
Canadian submarine interests are extremely relevant, and can be divided into three categories: the defence of Canada and North America; supporting Canadian expeditionary deployments; and supporting Canada’s interest in global […]
CNR, Vol. 11, No. 1 (2015) Abstract What could the future look like for Canadian submarines? What are the considerations necessary to develop a credible Canadian submarine capability for the […]
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