Maple Leaf Navy Magazine

NATO and the Government of Canada have concluded an agreement on the co-location of the NATO Liaison Office (NLO) ​with the Canadian Permanent Mission to the UN in New York.…

Confirmed Commanding Officer Appointments (Previously Announced) LCdr J. Pike – HMCS Edmonton (MT 24) LCdr J. Smith – HMCS Yellowknife (MT 24) LCdr D. Fletcher – NRU Asterix (MT 24)…

Exercise Northern Coasts 2025 (NOCO 25) concluded in Copenhagen, Denmark on September 14, 2025, after two weeks sharpening interoperability between Allies and maintaining security and stability in the Baltic Sea…

The UK’s BAE Systems and Canadian company Cellula Robotics have signed a 10-year exclusive agreement to continue working together on Herne, a new autonomous submarine developed specifically for military use,…

On August 21, 2025, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) accepted the sixth and final Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Robert Hampton Gray. This delivery…

Cyber operators from the Canadian Armed Forces and the Japan Self-Defence Forces conduct joint activities during MASAKARI 25 at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt, British Columbia, on July 19, 2025. In…

Organized by the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), the biennial exercise brought together forces from Canada, Denmark, the United Kingdom and the United States of America, to enhance anti-submarine warfare and…

How does a young man from a small mill town in southern Ontario join the Royal Canadian Navy as a cadet and retire 37 years later as a Lieutenant General…

Operation LATITUDE is a Canadian Armed Forces operation focused on increasing domain awareness in the Western Arctic and its maritime approaches. It also aims to sharpen interoperability with the U.S.…