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 a Competitive Age.” The Integrated Review establishes the high level context against which decisions concerning size and shape of the […]
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David Dunlop, 25 October 2020. Apparently the British have decided to use a Direct Energy Weapon (DEW) laser system on the Type 26 frigate starting in 2023 (see below). Will Canada do the same for the CSC Frigate? We definitely need something to replace the CIWS and/or SEA Ram on […]
RCN Public Affairs, 15 October 2020. HMC Ships Ville de Québec and Halifax departed from Halifax on September 20 to join HMCS Toronto, SNMG1 and the Royal Navy off the coast of Scotland to participate in in JOINT WARRIOR, a major bi-annual multinational cooperative deployment led by the United Kingdom. […]
David Dunlop, 15 September 2020. I just came across a Royal Navy article on the High Arctic and the RN's involvement leading a multinational exercise across the Bering Straits recently. This may be of great interest to CNR and its readers. My question is, why was Canada not involved in […]
The Royal Navy is thinking about the proposed Type 31 frigate, but apparently is still trying to figure out the hows and whys and whats of the ship. The Type 45 destroyers play the role of large, air defence escort, Type 23, and soon Type 26, ships perform the anti-submarine […]
We’ve published several commentaries in recent issues of CNR about the Royal Navy and the United Kingdom’s nuclear deterrent. In particular the commentaries have discussed how it is important to remember the conventional elements that are necessary for deterrence. But there is concern that the RN capability (and capacity) is […]
The British government announced that the first of the Royal Navy's Type 26 frigates will be laid down within the month after an order was placed and contract signed with BAE Systems to deliver the first batch of global combat ships. They will be the first three of eight vessels […]
Comment by Ian Parker: This is good news for Canada and her navy. And, Despite arguments by some that the BAE Type 26 is a theoretical ship and thus should not be part of the Canadian Surface Combatant competition the above BAE Systems release suggests rather concrete steps are being […]
Great insight to the RN's submarine service! http://www.savetheroyalnavy.org/the-silent-deep-book-review/
*Moderator’s Note: This Canadian Defence and Foreign Affairs Institute op-ed appeared in The Globe and Mail on 13 May 2014. It is reprinted here with the permission of CDFAI. Lest we forget. On Parliament Hill last week we marked the end of our Afghanistan mission. We also remembered the Battle of […]