Canadian Naval News Past, Present & Future
Between April 20 and May 8, 2026, Canadian warship HMCS Charlottetown and combat support ship MV Asterix sailed shoulder-to-shoulder with American, Australian, Japanese, and French forces in the waters off…
Built at Star Shipyards Ltd., New Westminster, B.C., Cranbrook was commissioned at New Westminster on 12 May 1944. She served out of Esquimalt on Esquimalt and Prince Rupert Force. She…
The Canadian Minister of National Defense, has concluded a productive visit to Europe, including engagements in Brussels, Belgium, where he participated in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Defense Ministers’…
On June 24, 2026, from 4:20 PM for approximately 60 minutes, Defense Minister Koizumi held a defense ministerial meeting with Canadian Defense Minister McGinty, who was visiting Japan. At the…
On June 18, 2026, Bill C-11, An Act to amend the National Defense Act and other Acts (Military Justice System Modernization Act) received Royal Assent. Royal Assent marks an important…
The Korean and Canadian navies conducted cooperation exercises on the Western Canadian Sea from June 3 to June 4 (Canada local time). Four traps and three aircraft including the Korean…
By Andrew Erskine It is almost time for Canadians to see who Ottawa has selected to build its new fleet of diesel-electric submarines. Having moved the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project…
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense General Phan Văn Giang hosted Canadian Ambassador to Viet Nam James Nickel in Ha No on Tuesday, discussing measures to further strengthen…
The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) will participate in Exercise VALIANT SHIELD 2026, a United States-led biennial field exercise taking place in and around Hawaii and Guam from June 22 to…