By “Jimmy”, 30 November 2023 Naming a warship is an important undertaking, not just for a navy but for the country as a whole. Warships serve as ambassadors on the […]
By David Dunlop, 27 November 2023 According to an article published in Australian Defence Magazine, “Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD) is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 19 November 2023 In its written submission to the House of Commons Standing Committee on National Defence (dated 7 November, published 16 November 2023), Irving Shipbuilding noted […]
By Barnacle Bill, 11 November 2023 I came across this article. It’s called “BAE Offers Evolved Up-Armed Hunter for Australia,” published by Naval News on 7 November: https://www.navalnews.com/event-news/indo-pacific-2023/2023/11/bae-offers-evolved-up-armed-hunter-for-australia/ I have […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 19 October, 2023 An interesting article was just published about the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC).[i] The author, Philippe Lagassé, is a well-respected Canadian academic with a long-time […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 21 September 2023 It has just been announced that Lockheed Martin has been awarded approximately US $64m (C$85m) contract for the establishment of the AEGIS Canadian Surface […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 1 September 2023 Several interesting questions about different aspects of the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) and its programs have arisen in recent threads in this Broadsides Forum, […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 11 August 2023 On 8 August 2023, Ottawa quietly announced an infrastructure “investment” worth an additional $463 million to help Irving Shipbuilding (ISI) build the Canadian Surface […]
By David Dunlop, 10 August 2023 Finally, some good news for the CSC Frigate program! The Government of Canada announced that it is investing in the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 21 June 2023 It’s hard not to get discouraged about Canadian military procurements. And it’s particularly discouraging when looking at the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project. […]
By Dr. Timothy Choi, 6 June 2023 In the past few days, the RCN and PSPC have released some updates on the progress of CSC. On PSPC’s part, their annual […]
By Dan Middlemiss, 1 March 2023 The latest issue of the Canadian Defence Review (Vol. 29, No. 1 (2023)) has four articles with a bearing on current Canadian maritime procurement […]
By Dr. Ann Griffiths, 20 January 2023 It’s always interesting to read about Australia and its navy. (And indeed, for this reason, CNR will publish a joint issue with Australian […]
By Dr. Timothy Choi, 11 January 2023 On 9 January 2023, Minister of National Defence Anita Anand finally marked the end of the beginning of Canada’s “Future Fighter Capability Project” […]
By David Dunlop, 7 December 2022 The UK’s first City-class Type 26 Frigate (the future HMS Glasgow) has just been launched and sent down the Clyde for load-out. This launching […]
By David Dunlop, 23 November 2022 Since LM will be updating its CSC design phase before the end of this year, I would like to give Forum members an update […]
By Timothy Choi The Royal Navy has announced that it is proceeding with the remaining five ships of their Type 26 frigates and has awarded a £4.2 billion contract with […]
By David Dunlop, 9 November 2022 The Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux has stated that costs for the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) program have increased (again). The PBO recently […]
By David Dunlop, 25 October 2022 There is a report in Breaking Defence from Lockheed Martin with regard to the Preliminary Design Review (PDR) of the Canadian Surface Combatants. In […]
