Lucher Lightship
SHIPS’ HISTORY: excerpt from Lightships on the Lurcher by Bill Day Before the era of navigation by global positioning systems, mariners tended to treat landmarks off the coast of Yarmouth…
HMCS William Hall Returns to Halifax
HMCS William Hall returned to Halifax July 3 after assisting the US Coast Guard counter-narcotics operations. During her deployment, HMCS William Hall played a role in the interdiction and seizure…
Algerine Class Minesweeper Memorial
Old Portsmouth – Algerine Class Minesweepers – Location On Governors Green, adjacent to the path running from the Royal Garrison Church to Kings Bastion. Details Marble on granite, approx 1m…
NATO Appoints New Chief Scientist
On 1 July 2025, Steen Søndergaard assumes his term as NATO Chief Scientist. He was appointed to the position by the North Atlantic Council earlier this year, upon recommendation by…
NATO Secretary General at G7 Summit, Welcomes Canada’s Spending Pledge
The NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte, participated in the G7 Leaders’ Summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, on Tuesday (17 June 2025). The event was hosted by the Prime Minister of…
NATO Steps Up Multinational Capability Delivery Cooperation
Increasing transatlantic defense industry production capacity is imperative to meet higher defense investment demand signals and support NATO’s enhanced deterrence and defense effectively. Increasing transatlantic defense industry production capacity is…
NATO Releases Updated Defence Production Action Plan
At their meeting in February 2025, NATO Defence Ministers approved NATO’s Updated Defence Production Action Plan. They approved NATO’s first Commercial Space Strategy and Rapid Adoption Action Plan at their…