RCN Public Affairs, 27 February 2024. HMCS Charlottetown departed on January 31 to participate in Exercise Steadfast Defender until March 31. Approximately 1,000 sailors, soldiers, and aviators from across Canada […]
RCN Public Affairs, 24 February 2024. On February 4, while deployed on Operation Caribbe, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Margaret Brooke supported the interception of a drug smuggling vessel and seized 510 kg […]
By David Dunlop Here is a new twist with regard to the CSC Frigate Design Phase for the forum to ponder. I’ve seen new photos depicting the CSC. The photos […]
By Chris W.J. Roberts, 15 February 2024 The Red Sea shipping crisis has shredded assumptions about the ability of international law, economic interdependence and coordinated seapower to keep vital sea […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 10 February 2024 A recent article by Robert Fife and Steven Chase – “China gains major Arctic foothold as Russia turns to Beijing more, report finds” […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 1 February 2024 Ian Mack has just published another very interesting analysis of complex procurement projects.[1] Mr. Mack brings his years of experience to bear on providing […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 25 January 2024 CSC Costs: Is This All We Get? Dan Middlemiss David Pugliese reveals that Ken Rubin, a longstanding Access to Information user, recently received nearly […]
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 Dan Middlemiss, 20 January 2024 Most of you will recall that David Pugliese reported that DND had pledged to provide a current update for CSC costs by the end […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 15 January 2024 If anyone is wondering about the relevance of navies in 2024, then there is an obvious role now – protection of shipping. Yemen-based […]
By David Dunlop, 14 January 2024 Below is an article from 9 January 2024 in Vanguard Magazine that again underpins the secretive policies of the present government. In the article […]
By Barnacle Bill, 12 January 2024 (Although I appear to be responding to Dr. Middlemiss’s post, I want to create a new post for what follows. Having seen/heard too many […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 10 January 2024 Recently, I was browsing through various articles and reports in an attempt to establish exactly where the CSC project stands. In the course of […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 7 January 2024 Another issue of Canadian Naval Review is coming soon. As you’ll see, we continue to produce ‘insightful and engaging’ material! Pour a hot […]
CDS and CAF CWO end-of-year message to the Canadian Armed Forces. Reflecting on 2023, we want to express our sincere appreciation for the extraordinary dedication and resilience demonstrated by each […]
By Moderator, 27 December 2023 If you’re interested in finding out about the Royal Navy’s Type 26 frigates, then there’s a very interestingand detailed YouTube video of discussing the ship. […]
By Moderator, 20 December 2023 In what could be seen as a lovey Christmas present to the federal government,Bombardier has announced that it will not contest the decision to replace […]
By Les Mader, 10 December 2023 The fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the future HMCS Frédérick Rolette, was launched on 9 December 2023 […]
By Les Mader, 4 December 2023 To my knowledge, only two movies have ever been made about the RCN – the World War II Corvette K 225 and the 1993 Lifeline to Victory. […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 2 December 2023 So, how bad can it get for the RCN and the CAF as a whole? During the past year, senior officers have been publicly […]
