By Moderator, 14 May 2026 A few weeks ago, US President Donald Trump referred to the Royal Navy’s aircraft carriers as ‘toys’ and dismissed British naval capabilities as ‘old and […]
By Moderator, 21 March 2026 If Canada had to list its three closest friends, the list would probably be the United States, United Kingdom and Australia. It’s possible that the […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, Editor, CNR, 22 December 2025 Only two shopping days left before Christmas! If you’re not ready, you’re running out of time. I would like to wish […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 15 May 2025 Now that the Mark Carney Liberals have been elected, it will be interesting to see how they will address Canada’s military after decades […]
By Peter M. Sanderson, 2 March 2025 TKMS Type-212CD: Canada is under pressure for not meeting the 2% NATO defence spending goal but also for not having modern reliable equipment […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 18 January 2025 Here is an article that is certain to generate much vitriol on all sides. In a (subscriber-only) column for The Globe and Mail, journalist […]
Leveraging the Canadian Surface Combatant for Ballistic Missile Defence By Lieutenant-Commander Damien Ciotti* Winner of the 2024 CNMT Essay Competition While Canada contributes personnel to the Ballistic Missile Early Warning […]
By Blair Shaw, 11 December 2024 Some positive news coming out of the Seaspan yards, finally, with regards to the Joint Support Ship program. The current HMCS Protecteur is not […]
By Les Mader, 11 December 2024 The launch of the future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray on 9 December 2024 means that the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) and the Halifax Shipyard have now […]
By Peter M. Sanderson, 13 November 2024 Our allies are increasing their sub fleets. Norway and Germany have suddenly doubled their Type-212CD order and bumped Canada off the queue, see […]
By David Morse, 13 November 2024 It’s amazing how quickly the Royal Australian Navy (RAN) has moved on its fleet plan project and how quickly they want delivery of ship […]
By Jeff G. Gilmour, 3 November 2024 The issue of declining productivity growth and research and development in this country has been a significant issue for decades; the lowest among […]
On 08 September 2022 the Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, issued the following statement on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II: “It is with the heaviest of hearts that […]
15 October 2018. CNR has settled nicely into its new home at St. Francis Xavier University – although there are still a few hiccups we have to sort out. And […]
Preview Canadian Naval Review Vol. 14, No. 1 (2018) Despite the fact that CNR is in the midst of moving to its new home at St. Francis Xavier University – […]
MINISTER OF FISHERIES, OCEANS AND THE CANADIAN COAST GUARD MANDATE LETTER Dear Mr. Tootoo: I am honoured that you have agreed to serve Canadians as Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and […]
An article by Mark D. Faram in Navy Times entitled “3-Star Shakeup In The Works” (dated 19 December 2007) indicates that the new Chief of Naval Operations, Admiral Gary Roughead, […]
The U.S. Navy, Coast Guard and Marine Corps announced the first collective declaration of national maritime strategy on 17 October. To date, commentaries on the strategy are mixed. While much […]
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