By Ted Barnes, 17 March 2024 It was recently noted in the media that the CAF is in a death spiral. While I don’t share that exact sediment there is […]
New Naval Weapons: Leaving the RCN Behind? Dr. Ann Griffiths In the past few years, we’ve seen some interesting developments in naval (and land) warfare. The Ukrainian armed forces have […]
By David Dunlop, 3 July 2023 The 12 Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (Kingston-class) were built between 1993-1998 and have been in commission with the RCN since 1996. The multi-purpose nature […]
RCN Public Affairs, 10 February 2023. After years of collaboration, the Halifax Class Combat System (HCCS) In-Service Support (ISS) Major Surface Combatant (MSC) team met with the General Dynamics Mission […]
By David Dunlop, 10 August 2022 It has finally happened! Canada’s RCN will not be able to fulfill its commitments to either one of NATO’s Task Forces that Canada has […]
By Vice-Admiral (Ret’d) Nigel Brodeur, 22 December 2021[1] Note: This paper was written in 2010 but I am deeply concerned in 2021 that the government is continuing to disregard many […]
RCN Public Affairs, 05 July 2021. The Royal Canada Navy (RCN) is deploying a contingent of 24 personnel to Odessa, Ukraine, to participate in Exercise SEA BREEZE 21 (SB21) as […]
Dr. Ann Griffiths, 22 June 2021 If humans have been building boats since the beginning of time, then what is left for naval architects to do? Although many of the […]
UNIAN, International press. 09 June 2021. In Odessa, Ukraine, organizers have completed planning of the multinational exercises Sea Breeze 2021, which will be held in the Black Sea region (Mykolaiv, […]
Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax continues its rotation as flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group One (SNMG1) while on Operation (Op) REASSURANCE. SNMG1, currently under the command of Royal […]
9 March 2021 Canada is a medium-sized country – not in geographic size but in size of its economy and population – with a medium-sized navy. As such, the RCN […]
RCN Public Affairs, 05 March 2021. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Halifax continues its rotation as flagship for Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) while on Op REASSURANCE. Halifax is training and improving its […]
Dan Middlemiss, 10 January 2021 The US Congressional Research Service has released an update on the USN’s plans to accelerate the procurement of Large Unmanned Surface and Undersea Vehicles [1]. […]
CNR Fan, 12 December 2020. Cyber-attacks are all over the news [1][2]. Besides individuals and enterprises [3][4], hackers are now probing security of government servers and the industry [5][6]. Over […]
RCN Public Affairs, 12 December 2020. HMCS Toronto is currently deployed with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) on Operation REASSURANCE as part of NATO assurance and deterrence measures in Central and Eastern Europe. […]
We have already discussed the importance of maintaining naval ships. This is critical because Canada keeps its navy ships in service for many years. But not only is maintenance critical, […]
David Dunlop, 02 December 2020. According to Leadmark 2050, “To meet defence and security challenges in the coming decades, Canada’s maritime forces will need to become better equipped for Maritime […]
Dan Middlemiss, 02 December 2020. For an interesting interview with Rear-Admiral Casper Donovan, Director General Future Ship Capability on the many ideas and factors currently shaping the design of the […]
Unlike some states that operate in temperate climates all the time, Canadian naval ships and submarines are subject to extremes of temperature, from cold Arctic weather to the heat of […]
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