Call for a Leaders’ Debate on National Security & Defense
Canada needs a national televised debate on the state of our military and on foreign policy and national security issues. The CDA Institute commends the recent announcements made by the…
HMCS Ettrick
There has been only one vessel named Ettrick in the Royal Canadian Navy. Why she retained her original Royal Navy name is not known. Named for a Scottish river, Ettrick…
Effectiveness of UN Security Council Resolutions in Japan
Canada’s monitoring and surveillance activities against illicit maritime activities, including ship-to-ship transfers with North Korean-flagged vessels From mid- to late February, the Canadian Navy frigate Ottawa conducted surveillance activities by…
Taiwan Ministry of National Defense Statement on Transits
In response to the PLA’s recent “joint combat readiness patrols” on the pretext that ships from the United States, Canada and other countries are passing through the Taiwan Strait, the…
Chinese Propaganda Scotts at HMCS Ottawa Transit
By Liu Xuanzun Global Times The island of Taiwan’s external affairs authority said that a Canadian frigate sailed through the Taiwan Straits on Sunday while its defense authority claimed it…
Philippine Navy Welcomes HMCS Ottawa A Warning to China
The Philippine Navy has officially welcomed HMCS Ottawa (FFH 341), a Halifax-class frigate from the Royal Canadian Navy, as part of growing maritime cooperation in the Indo-Pacific. But is this…
Canada-Philippines Agreement on South China Sea Exercises
Canada and the Philippines are pushing to negotiate an agreement that would allow their forces to hold larger-scale exercises in the South China Sea. Canada and the Philippines are in…
Canada to Join 7th Philippine Navy MCCA
The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will participate in the next multilateral maritime cooperative activity (MMCA) in the Philippine Sea. Canadian Ambassador to the Philippines David Hartman announced during a reception…
OSI to Deliver INTS for Portuguese Navy OPV Program
OSI Maritime Systems (OSI) is pleased to announce the contract for a complete Integrated Navigation and Tactical System bridge for the Portuguese Navy’s new NPO3S/OPV Batch 3. The six warships,…