Canadian Naval News Past, Present & Future
On December 5th, Parks Canada, announced the designation of munitions production at Defence Industries Limited (DIL) factories as an event of national historic significance under Parks Canada’s National Program of…
On December 2, the Minister of National Defense and Yukon Premier signed a letter of intent for the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) to establish a Naval Reserve presence in Canada’s…
Context This long service decoration is for 20 years of service as a commissioned officers in the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve. Eligibility and Criteria Awarded for service by commissioned…
HMCS Vancouver had a busy three weeks between October 12 and November 1, 2024, as they conducted Exercise SAMA SAMA in the Philippines and Exercise KEEN SWORD in Japan as…
Meeting in Brussels on Tuesday (December 3), NATO Foreign Ministers welcomed His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan for a discussion on NATO’s southern neighborhood and how best to work…
Royal Canadian Navy Commodore Matthew Coates handed over command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) to Rear Admiral (LH) H. İlker Avcı of the Turkish Navy on December 3rd,…
On March 6, 1945, a series of powerful explosions rocked the center of the port city of Vancouver, located on the Pacific coast of Canada. Window glass was blown out…
Western countries are building up their military presence near Russian borders in the Arctic in order to better position themselves to get at the region’s rich natural resource base, Russian…
Overview The River-class Destroyer (RCD) Project, formerly known as the Canadian surface combatant project, is the largest and most complex shipbuilding initiative in Canada since World War II. The Royal…