Canadian Naval Review is pleased to announce that it is once again hosting its annual essay competition, sponsored by the Canadian Naval Memorial Trust. The deadline is not until 29 May […]
Message from CDS and DM, 26 September 2024 A New Era for the Cyber Domain: Launch of the CAF Cyber Command — Originally published by: The Maple Leaf Today, we […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 23 September 2024 Coming soon to a mailbox or computer near you – the Fall issue of CNR! The sweet summer days are gone and the […]
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 […]
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 Brad Lendon, CNN, 14 April 2022. One of the Russian Navy’s warships [Moskva] has sunk in the Black Sea, 50 days into Vladimir Putin’s invasion in Ukraine. “During the […]
Mark Sloan, 25 March 2021 The UK Government has now published The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy (Integrated Review), and the Defence Command Paper “Defence in […]
RCN Public Affairs, 08 March 2021. As we mark International Women’s Day 2021, let’s celebrate the incredible contributions women in the Canadian Armed Forces and the Department of National Defence […]
Dr. Ann Griffiths, 11 January 2021. I have been trying to find out what is happening with the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS). As a multi-billion dollar government program, you would […]
The Winter issue of Canadian Naval Review Vol. 16, No. 3 (2021) is coming soon! Dr. Ann Griffiths, 03 January 2021. We start the year 2021 both discouraged and hopeful. COVID-19 is not […]
The recent Parliamentary Budget Office report on the Joint Support Ships (JSS) made it clear that the build will cost significant money, and noted the huge difference in cost (and […]
We know that technology affects warfare. How we fight has changed dramatically over the years as technology has developed. We are in the midst of another significant change to warfare […]
Dan Middlemiss, 16 December 2020. Here we go again! From his voluminous collection of interviews and Access To Information (ATI) documents, David Pugliese has just published two more articles questioning […]
The Royal Canadian Navy follows Canadian government support for international maritime law, and this means that RCN ships often participate in operations that involve countering malign behaviour at sea. People […]
Dan Middlemiss, 15 December 2020. I recently posted a short summary of an article by journalist David Pugliese on the rising costs of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC).[1] This led […]
The government has two major projects for the Canadian Forces coming up in the near future – the Canadian Surface Combatants (CSC) and the replacement fighter jets. Both are big […]
RCN Media Release, 07 December 2020. On Thursday, 26 November 2020 the final Sea King frame was removed from Shearwater and delivered to Rotor Max Support Ltd. (RMS) signaling the […]
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 […]
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 […]
One of the roles that the RCN has played in recent years is humanitarian assistance/disaster relief (HADR). The navy has been asked to respond a number of times in past […]