By Rob Huebert, 12 November 2025 [This is an excerpt of an article in Vol. 21, No. 2 of Canadian Naval Review. For the full article, click on the link […]
By Chris Henderson, 2 November 2025 [This is an excerpt of an article in Vol. 21, No. 2 of Canadian Naval Review. For the full article, click on the link […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 9 October 2025 We have a special treat in store for CNR fans. Given the exciting changes that have occurred recently, including a change in its […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 13 October 2023 The Offshore Oceanographic Science Vessel gets more and more expensive – last week it was announced that the budget for the ship had […]
By Jose Canadas, 24 September 2023 According to a note released this week in Naval News (1), the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) plans to revamp its fleet of Air Cushion […]
Dr. Ann Griffiths, 6 May 2021 Once upon a time (i.e., 2011), the Harper government included the construction of one heavy icebreaker into the work schedule of what was then […]
Ann Griffiths, 21 February 2021 The Royal Canadian Navy is not the only agency to experience cost increases in the ships being built through the National Shipbuilding Strategy. The Coast […]
Trevor Wekel, 30 May 2020. As a proud Canadian, I am saddened by the state of our Canadian Navy and Canadian Coast Guard. Years of neglect have led to difficult […]
Among other things, the new government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that it will place emphasis on renewing the Canadian Coast Guard fleet. See the CBC news article here: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/coast-guard-fleet-refresh-top-priority-security-1.3318575
Major change is coming to the Royal Canadian Navy. In just a few months, Irving Shipbuilding will begin construction of the first vessel in the Combat Ship Program under the […]
Michael Byers and Stewart Webb have authored an interesting report published by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives and the Rideau Institute entitled “Titanic Blunder: Arctic/Offshore Patrol Ships on Course […]
David Pugliese is reporting in the Ottawa Citizen, “Head of the Royal Canadian Navy says he has enough ships,” that Admiral Maddison said “he is happy with the number of ships […]
Moderator’s Note: This article was original published in The Chronicle Herald on 12 February 2012. Many of you who have followed the National Ship Procurement Strategy (NSPS) announcements will no […]
CFPS is pleased to announce that the paper written by Mr. J. Matthew Gillis entitled The Global Navy Coast Guard Relationship: A Mandate Based Typology is now freely available. You […]
In a short paper entitled “The Canadian Navy and the Canadian Coast Guard: Cooperating Sea Services of Co-existing Federal Fleets,” published through the CDFAI last June, Vice-Admiral (ret.) Jean-Yves Forcier […]
The question posed in the second post in this thread by ‘R.M.’ is crucial: “Is our current multi-departmental model for domestic maritime safety/defence/enforcement the one that will meet our future […]
During my 50+ years in ship design and construction in both Canada and the United States, it was the policy of a new ship design team, when given the operational […]
The unexpected press release announcing the termination of procurement processes for two new types of ships for the Canadian Coast Guard and navy was no doubt a heavy blow. And […]
The announcement of the new arctic patrol vessels brings with it the inevitable discussion on whether the Canadian navy or the Canadian Coast Guard should be Canada’s sovereign marine presence […]
A recent Canadian Press article regarding Canadian Forces rules for maritime operations in Canada’s arctic region sparked some debate about whether the CF and the navy are reasonable stewards of […]
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