Denmark & Canada Test Undersea Drone Near Greenland
In the icy blue sea outside Nuuk, personnel from the Royal Danish Navy have recently had their eyes fixed on the seabed. Here, they have evaluated their underwater drones together…
HMCS Swansea
Built by Yarrows Ltd., Esquimalt, she was commissioned at Victoria on 04 Oct 1943, SWANSEA arrived at Halifax on 16 Nov 1943 and worked up off Pictou and in St.…
Who Really Owns the Ocean? Not as Simple as You Think
By Madan Veluvolu To most people, the sea is just water stretching beyond the horizon. But under international maritime law, every nautical mile carries a different meaning, different rights, and…
ACT Backs a Beacon Project to Strengthen Awareness in the High North
At NATO Allied Command Transformation, Beacon Projects are intended to turn promising ideas into practical progress for the Alliance. They focus effort on initiatives that can address real operational challenges,…
Japan Thanks RCN for Assistance
From late May to mid-June, Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS CHARLOTTETOWN conducted monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by…
Preserving Naval Reserve Relevance at Sea
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) has long defined itself as a Total Force Navy, integrating full-time and part-time sailors into a single professional maritime team. This construct has enabled Canada…
Royal Canadian Navy Welcomes New Commander
Vice-Admiral Dan Charlebois assumed command of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) from Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee June 16 during a formal change of command ceremony, presided over by General Jennie Carignan,…
OSI and TKMS Sign NSPS MOU
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with TKMS, establishing a collaborative framework to explore opportunities in systems integration and maritime…
Marxists on Submarines
As part of our commitment at Peace Brigades International-Canada to the holistic protective accompaniment of human rights defenders, journalists and Indigenous land and environmental defenders, we are researching the links…
Defence Research Complex Opens in Valcartier
On June 8, 2026, the Department of National Defence (DND) hosted the official opening of the Defence Research and Development Canada (DRDC) Valcartier Research Centre (VRC) pavilion complex. The inauguration…