Canadian Naval News Past, Present & Future
In 2023, NATO air forces across Europe scrambled well over 300 times to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching Alliance airspace, with most intercepts occurring over the Baltic Sea. NATO has…
On December 19, 2023, the Minister of National Defence, announced that Canada will participate in Combined Maritime Forces’ (CMF) Operation PROSPERITY GUARDIAN, a United States-led operation announced by the Secretary…
MV Asterix arrived in Esquimalt December 18th with frigates Vancouver and Ottawa. Since departing in early August, the Halifax-class frigates and the naval replenishment unit visited seven countries including Japan,…
Parks Canada will be providing free daily admission to active CAF members, Veterans of the CAF, and their immediate families. Spending time in nature is beneficial to one’s health and…
The federal government announced December 19, 2023 is to to acquire a Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) capability for $2.49 billion. The Remotely Piloted Aircraft System (RPAS) will provide the…
Allies agreed NATO’s civil and military budgets for 2024 at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council on Wednesday (13 December 2023). The civil budget is set at €438.1 million,…
On Wednesday 13 December, senior representatives from across the Alliance gathered at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to hold the first meeting of the Defence Industrial Production Board. The Board is…
On Wednesday 6 December 2023 around one hundred experts from across the Alliance and partner countries gathered at NATO Headquarters in Brussels to discuss national and NATO perspectives on seabed…
The Royal Canadian Navy’s fifth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS), the future HMCS Frederick Rolette, was launched today, December 9, 2023, at Halifax Shipyard. The launch of the fifth…