Canadian Naval News Past, Present & Future
On October 2, the Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities, accompanied by the Minister of Public Services and Procurement Canada, with NATO Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA)…
The first case of leprosy in New Brunswick, on the east coast of Canada, was noted in 1815. In 1842, reports began to circulate that leprosy was making serious inroads…
HMCS Vancouver conducted an ammunition reload September 23 in Broome, Australia. This could possibly be the first time a Canadian warship has loaded ammunition in this fellow Commonwealth nation. Ammunition…
Vice Adm. Doug Perry, Commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet (C2F) and Joint Force Command Norfolk, joins leaders from the U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area and Canadian Joint Task Force Atlantic in…
At CANSEC 2023, Vard Marine Inc. (VARD), a Fincantieri company, proudly launched VIGILANCE as their solution to replace the Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Kingston Class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDV)…
On 23 September 2024 in Norfolk, United States, Admiral Pierre Vandier succeeded General Philippe Lavigne as Supreme Allied Commander Transformation. Admiral Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, presided…
HMCS Edmonton and Yellowknife returned to Esquimalt September 25 after a successful seven-week deployment on Operation CARIBBE. On September 5, 2024, HMCS Yellowknife intercepted a drug smuggling vessel, in close…
From August 29th to September 18th, 2024, while conducting vigilance activities alongside NATO ships, His Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Shawinigan and Charlottetown monitored Russian submarines and surface ships. Beginning August…
On September 26, 2024 Minister of National Defence, and General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, officially announced the establishment of the Canadian Armed Forces Cyber Command (CAFCYBERCOM). This…