Maple Leaf Navy Magazine

July 24, 2025 – In the fall of 2025, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) will begin paying off the Kingston-class Maritime Coastal Defence Vessels (MCDVs). The term “paying off” refers…

HMCS Ville de Quebec Replaced Expended Harpoon missile a joint Canadian and Australian effort July 21, 2025 in Darwin. This follows the forward rearmament of HMCS Vancouver in the port…

The Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is making steady progress on a major Occupation Analysis (OA) effort that will reshape eight core naval occupations to better support today’s operational demands and…

On June 20, 2025, representatives of the governments of Canada and Australia signed a landmark technology partnership arrangement, a critical milestone in the rapid development and deployment of Canada’s A-OTHR…

Indications Intelligence in the Early Cold War by Timothy Andrews Sayle The Next War draws on recently declassified documents to reveal the hidden history of allied intelligence networks during the…

HMCS Ville de Quebec (Halifax-class frigate of the Royal Canadian Navy) the approach to KNM Maud. 815 Squadron Wildcat HMA Mk2 fly’s overhead. HMS Dauntless and HMCS Ville de Quebec…

Three years ago, Commander (Cdr) Éric Isabelle, from Montmagny PQ, received his second command, the one of His Majesty’s Canadian Submarine (HMCS) Corner Brook. At the time, the submarine was…

Exercise TRIDENT FURY 2025 (Ex TF25) concluded yesterday following two weeks of multinational training activities conducted across southern Vancouver Island. The exercise brought together over 1,000 military personnel, including five…

For Lieutenant (N) Cameron Moors, Navigating Officer aboard HMCS Frederick Rolette, a recent exchange with the French Navy offered a rare opportunity to gain hands-on polar operations experience while strengthening…