NATO Annual ASW Exercise Dynamic Manta in Italy
NATO’s premier anti-submarine warfare exercise, Dynamic Manta 25, has successfully concluded after an intense period of multinational training in the central Mediterranean Sea. This year’s iteration brought together air, surface,…
Admiral Kilby USN and Vice Admiral Topsheee RCN Meet
Acting Chief of Naval Operations Adm. James Kilby met with Commander, Royal Canadian Navy Vice Adm. Angus Topshee, for an office call at the Pentagon in support of Partners in…
HMCS Ottawa Return Leaves Canada With NO Deployed Combatants
HMCS Ottawa returned to Esquimalt March 24, 2025 after a Western Pacific deployment. Canada now has no deployed combatant ships or submarines. HMCS Ottawa conducted multinational exercises and maneuvers with…
HMCS Harry DeWolf Returns From USCG Assistance
HMCS Harry DeWolf returned to Halifax on March 22, 2025 after assisting the USCG (US Coast Guard) in narcotics interdiction. With no legal authority to conduct arrests, Canada provides a…
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…