Ultra Maritime Surface Ship Torpedo Defense for Fraser Class
ltra Maritime received a CA$89 million contract from Lockheed Martin Canada, Inc. to supply three shipsets of Surface Ship Torpedo Defense (SSTD) for the River-class destroyer (RCD) program. SSTD provides…
Canada’s Slow Steps Forward in Arctic Defense and Security
By Alexander Dalziel March 18, 2025 “In Canada, I often use the word ajuinnata. It’s a word in Inuktitut that has great meaning for Inuit. It is persevering in the…
SEA Torpedo Launch System for Type 26 Frigates
SEA is pleased to announce that its subsidiary SEA Canada has been awarded a £15.1 million contract to cover the production of lightweight Torpedo Launch Systems (TLS) for a major…
BAE Systems and Irving Shipbuilding Sign Type 26 Frigate Contract
A contract has been signed between BAE Systems and Canada’s Irving Shipbuilding Inc. (ISI), marking the start of the next major phase on the River-class destroyer program. It follows the…
2024 Year in Review: National Shipbuilding Strategy
Updates on National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS) activities from January 1 to December 31, 2024. The NSS is Canada’s long-term plan to renew the fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN)…
Wallaceburg & District Museum Celebrates Naval Namesake
The WALLACEBURG Minesweeper was commissioned at Port Arthur on November 18, 1943, she arrived at Halifax on December 13, and after working up was assigned to EG W-8, Western Escort…
Trump’s Prodding May Resurrect Canada’s Military
This article was published by the Macdonald-Laurier Institute’s Washington office, the Center for North American Prosperity and Security (CNAPS.org). It originally appeared in the Washington Times. By Anthony De Luca-Baratta…
RINA: Canada Gears Up For River Class Destroyers
by David Foxwell Canada’s minister of national defence Bill Blair has announced the award of an implementation contract to Irving Shipbuilding for construction of a new class of destroyers, to…
2025 RCN Command and Senior Appointments
Commanding Officers for APS 2025 1. Cdr T. Bergmann – Sea Training Pacific APS 25 2. Cdr K. Aubrey – HMCS St. John’s MT 25 3. Cdr M. Edmonds –…
UNIFOR Celebrates Type 26 Frigate Construction Contract
Unifor is celebrating the federal government’s signing of the River-class destroyer (RCD) contract with Irving Shipbuilding – the largest and most significant “Buy Canadian” procurement program, and largest shipbuilding effort…