2025 RCN Leadership Appointments
Confirmed Commanding Officer Appointments (Previously Announced) LCdr J. Pike – HMCS Edmonton (MT 24) LCdr J. Smith – HMCS Yellowknife (MT 24) LCdr D. Fletcher – NRU Asterix (MT 24)…
SNMCMG1 Completes Exercise Northern Coasts 2025
Exercise Northern Coasts 2025 (NOCO 25) concluded in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 14, 2025, after two weeks sharpening interoperability between Allies and maintaining security and stability in the Baltic Sea…
Cellula Robotics Takes Part in UK Autonomous Submarine Trials
The UK’s BAE Systems and Canadian company Cellula Robotics have signed a 10-year exclusive agreement to continue working together on Herne, a new autonomous submarine developed specifically for military use,…
Future HMCS Robert Hampton Gray Delivered
On August 21, 2025, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) accepted the sixth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Robert Hampton Gray. This delivery…
Canadian and Japanese Militaries Strengthen Cyber Defenses
Cyber operators from the Canadian Armed Forces and the Japan Self-Defence Forces conduct joint activities during MASAKARI 25 at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, British Columbia, on July 19, 2025. In…
QinetiQ Supports Exercise Cutlass Fury 2025
Organized by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the biennial exercise brought together forces from Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, to enhance anti-submarine warfare and…
Former Naval Aviator Became RCAF Commander
How does a young man from a small mill town in southern Ontario join the Royal Canadian Navy as a cadet and retire 37 years later as a Lieutenant General…
Operation LATITUDE Photos II
Operation LATITUDE is a Canadian Armed Forces operation focused on increasing domain awareness in the Western Arctic and its maritime approaches. It also aims to sharpen interoperability with the U.S.…
Operation NANOOK-NUNAKPUT
Operation NANOOK–NUNAKPUT is one of the Canadian Armed Forces’ recurring Arctic sovereignty and security exercises, held annually in the western and central Arctic (mainly along the Mackenzie River, Beaufort Sea,…