By Ted Barnes, 21 February 2025 For years, some Canadians have asked for a strong military, strong borders, strong northern presence, and a whole shopping list of procurements to replace […]
By David Morse, 17 February 2025 Later this year, the latest in a series of Strategic Defence Reviews (SDR) will be released in the UK. Over several reviews, the UK […]
By Dave Perry, 14 February 2025 To see the full and final version of this column, go to the current issue of CNR at https://www.navalreview.ca/wp-content/uploads/public/vol20num3/cnr_vol20_3_Perry.pdf Dating back to the release […]
By Dr. Rob Huebert, 14 February 2024 As the relationship between United States and Canada continues to suffer one blow after another from the new Trump Administration, this is perhaps […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 10 February 2025 Here is an excerpt from an interview published in Vol. 20, No. 3. For free access to the full interview in the final […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 10 February 2025 As reported in a recent edition of “The Economist,” Poland’s armed forces are now the third-biggest in NATO after the United States […]
By David Morse, 2 February 2025 In the past week, The Naval Association of Canada posted this update by Captain (N) Drew Graham, the Director of Naval Requirements. The video […]
By David Dunlop, 1 February 2025 We’re seeing some suggestions about how to respond to President Trump’s recent actions. Some are suggesting, and I agree, that we buy Alaska and […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 30 January 2025 There has been much criticism – some of it written by me – about the Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships. I still think […]
By David Dunlop, 22 January 2025 On the topic of the number of RMA in the different SPY-7 radar variants … I note a user by the name “Milspec_1967” wrote […]
By Les Mader, 11 January 2025 Over the years Canada’s new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ships (AOPS) have been the source of much discussion. The points made have tended to […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 8 January 2025 As the winter settles in and the holiday season is over, it’s good to have something to look forward to (other than spring, […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 30 December 2024 Canada’s new Arctic Foreign Policy was released in Ottawa on 6 December 2024. The policy has four pillars: asserting Canada’s sovereignty; advancing Canada’s […]
By Les Mader, 26 December 2024 Over the years, Canadian Naval Review (CNR) and its affiliated Broadsides Forum have discussed many issues of vital importance to the Royal Canadian Navy, and by […]
By David Morse, 13 December 2024 As the government ponders new levels of defence funding, there will be many questions about the intent and purpose – the strategy – behind […]
By Blair Shaw, 12 December 2024 A paper written by Lieutenant-Commander Mark McShane, entitled “Navigating the Perfect Storm: An Alternative Crewing and Ship Readiness Model,” details how using a similar […]
By David Morse, 4 December 2024 It has long been the belief that Canadians are largely blind to maritime issues and uninformed about our economic dependency on the maritime sector. […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 1 December 2024 Defence Double-Talk Dan Middlemiss The latest example of ‘open and transparent’ information to Canadians came a couple of days ago when the Commander of […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 29 November 2024 It was interesting to note recently that Minister Joly was in Washington in late November to meet with her political counterparts, stating that […]
By David Morse, 27 November 2024 In a surprise announcement on 20 November, the UK government has announced the retirement of five RN and RFA vessels. At first glance this […]
