William “Wild Bill” Atkinson
Four Hellcat fighter aircraft were scrambled from the deck of His Majesty’s Ship (HMS) Formidable. It was July 25, 1945, and war in the Pacific raged on. Flying one of…
NATO Intercepted Over 300 Russian Aircraft in 2023
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…
Canada Virtue Signals for Operation PROSPERITY GUARDIAN
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 Back in Esquimalt With Returning WESTPAC Ships
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,…
Free Daily Parks Canada Admission for Veterans
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…
Canada Orders Remotely Piloted Aircraft System
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…
NATO Agrees on 2024 Budgets
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,…
NATO’s New Defence Industrial Production Board
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…
NATO Holds Seabed Warfare Symposium
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…