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Volume 20, Number 2, 2024

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Coming soon to a mailbox or computer near you – the Fall issue of CNR! The sweet summer days are gone and the Fall issue of CNR is at the graphic designers. Time flies! We’re a bit biased, but this issue looks amazing. Prepare to be intrigued and delighted!

In the Fall issue you’ll find the winning essay from the CNMT-sponsored essay contest we hold every year. The 2024 contest was won by Lieutenant-Commander Damien Ciotti with an essay entitled “Leveraging the Canadian Surface Combatant for Ballistic Missile Defence.” Our second article is by Commander James Brun. He describes the events when Harry DeWolf was in command of HMCS Haida in World War II and the battles that led to the ship earning the title of Canada’s Fightingest Warship – “HMCS Haida: Actions Under Commander Harry DeWolf.” Our third article, “Canada’s Arctic Forces: Preparing for the Future,” by Major (Ret’d) Les Mader, argues that Canada needs to consider what military forces it needs and what actions it should take now to be prepared if climate change leads to catastrophic changes in ocean currents. We also have a short, but poignant, piece about Remembrance Day as it approaches. In a time of increasing turbulence, we must all take the time to remember.

We are pleased to have a tasty buffet of Making Wave commentaries. There are two commentaries about increasing personnel in the RCN. A commentary discusses the 2% of GDP commitment Canada made to NATO. Another commentary explores the “fallacy of sunk costs” and discusses how this relates to the CAF/RCN commitment to the CSCs. A final commentary discusses China’s evolving strategy of engagement with Pacific island states. And then we have columns examining what Saab is up to in Sweden, the implications of RIMPAC 2024 for security commitments in Asia, and the defence spending commitment made at the NATO summit this summer.

Of course there are stunning photos to illustrate everything! You will be unable to put this issue down once you start reading! See the Table of Contents below.

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  • Editorial: Collingwood’s Acorns: Nurturing Hearts of Oak - by Thomas Hughes
  • Winner of the 2024 CNMT Essay Competition
  • Leveraging the Canadian Surface Combatant for Ballistic Missile Defence - by Lieutenant-Commander Damien Ciotti
  • HMCS Haida: Actions Under Commander Harry DeWolf - by Commander James Brun
  • Canada’s Arctic Forces: Preparing for the Future - by Major (Ret’d) Les Mader
  • We Must Remember - by Jane Nighswander
  • Making Waves
  • Aegis-Capable Platforms Could be Recruiting Tool - by Lieutenant John Adam (USN)
  • Addressing Personnel Shortages - by Mikaël Perron
  • Two Per Cent of GDP = NATO Commitment - by Poseidon
  • Canadian Naval Shipbuilding and the Fallacy of ‘Sunk Costs’ - by Dan Middlemiss
  • China’s Shifting Strategy in the Pacific Islands - by Rachel Martin
  • Comment re Gilmour Commentary in Vol. 20, No. 1 Making Waves - by David Morse
  • Notes from the Field: Saab Makes Its Case - by Ann Griffiths
  • A View from the West: RIMPAC 2024: Commitment to Indo-Pacific Security Amid Global Crises - by Jocelyn Sandhu
  • Dollars and Sense: Defending Canada with a 2% of GDP Defence Budget - by Dave Perry
  • Warship Developments: Snippets - by Doug Thomas

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Volume 20, Number 1, 2024

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This spring issue marks 20 years of producing Canadian Naval Review. How time flies! It seems like just yesterday we started this journey – but it’s been 20 years and we still haven’t run out of interesting things to discuss in CNR. We’re a bit biased, but we think this issue is another great one. Prepare to be amazed and delighted!

In this issue, we’re very pleased to present an interview with Rear-Admiral Josée Kurtz that took place at the end of January. CNR Editor Ann Griffiths sat down and had a great chat with the Admiral, discussing everything from budgets to RCN priorities to personnel to assets to tampons in the men’s washrooms.

Our first article, “A Case Study on the Creation and Use of a Bridge Simulator,” is an inspiring story about what you can do if you have the determination, energy and enthusiasm to do it. Read this and you can learn about building your own simulated bridge simulator for $30,000! This article goes well with the Editorial for this issue which is also about bridge simulators. Our next article is a nod to the 100th birthday of the RCAF, entitled “The Influence of the RCAF on the RCN (Air Branch).” The article examines the historic interaction – which was not always amicable – and development of the relations between the RCN and RCAF.

In this issue we also have a smorgasbord of tasty Making Wave commentaries. We learn about: RCN recruitment and suggestions for its improvement; how utilizing uncrewed vehicles may be more challenging for Canada than for other countries; the problems of procurement; a suggestion that Canada should join the AUKUS submarine deal; and the future prospects of naval task groups as the CSCs are built. As well, we have our usual columns. We know what Russia is doing in its West (i.e., invading/attacking Ukraine!), but what about the territories on its Pacific coast? And we learn that, despite recent news of some extra funding for the military, Canada is nonetheless in NATO’s ‘quadrant of shame.’

Naturally, there are amazing photos to illustrate everything! We have no doubt that you will find this issue insightful and engaging. See the Table of Contents below.

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