Retired Reserve Commodore Named a Hometown Hero
On Friday, October 13, 2023, the Member of Parliament for Calgary Skyview, paid tribute to Commodore (Ret’d) Laraine Orthlieb through Parks Canada’s Hometown Heroes program. The ceremony was held in…
Seaspan Holds Keel Laying Ceremony for Future HMCS Preserver
Seaspan Shipyards (Seaspan) and its more than 3,900 employees were proud to host a ceremonial keel laying event for the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) future HMCS Preserver October 27th in…
Weir Canada to Manage Canada’s Naval Engineering Test Establishment
Weir Canada Inc, a subsidiary of the Weir Group PLC, announced October 23 that it has retained the contract to manage Canada’s Naval Engineering Test Establishment (NETE). NETE was founded…
Japan Commends Canadian Participation on North Korea Monitoring
In early September, Royal Canadian Navy frigate HMCS VANCOUVER began and has completed monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels prohibited by…
NATO Statement on Russian Withdrawal From CFE Treaty
Allies condemn Russia’s decision to withdraw from the Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), and its war of aggression against Ukraine which is contrary to the Treaty’s objectives.…
Davie Completes Purchase of Helsinki Shipyard
Davie announced November 3, 2023 it has finalized the acquisition of the assets of Finland’s Helsinki Shipyard Oy (HSO). The historic transaction combines the skills, experience and capabilities of two…
DND Statement on Communist China Harassment of HMCS Ottawa CH-148
NOTE: Canada has still not said anything about HMCS Ottawa was transiting the Taiwan Strait at the time escorted by USS Rafael Peralta. Translation errors have been corrected. On Sunday…
PRC Calls Taiwan Strait Transit “Provocative”
The Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) lawfully dealt with a transit by US and Canadian warships in the Taiwan Straits on Wednesday. This comes at a time when the US…
USS Rafael Peralta and HMCS Ottawa Transit Taiwan Strait
US Navy Announcement Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) and Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341) conducted a routine Taiwan Strait transit November 1…