MV Asterix Arrives in Esquimalt After Global Circumnavigation
Combat Support Ship (CSS) Asterix today arrived in Victoria, British Columbia following a highly successful circumnavigation departing from Halifax, Nova Scotia in January 2023. From supporting international evacuation efforts in…
Babcock & Hyundai to Cooperate on New Canadian Submarine
Babcock Canada (Babcock), a world leader in submarine support, has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with HD Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., Ltd (HD HHI) to collaborate on the Canadian Patrol…
Babcock & Hanwha to Cooperate on New Canadian Submarine
Babcock Canada (Babcock), a world leader in submarine support, has signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement with Hanwha Ocean to collaborate on the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). The CPSP was…
Fincantieri Part of the Vigilance Team in Canada
During CANSEC 2023, the most important Canadian exhibition in the Defense sector, Fincantieri and its subsidiary Vard signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Heddle Shipyards, Thales Canada and SH Defense,…
Exercise TRIDENT FURY 2023 off Vancouver Island Concludes
Exercise TRIDENT FURY 2023 (TF23) ended June 28th after nearly a month of multinational training activities that occurred off the coast of and across southern Vancouver Island. Over 1,000 military…
Premier Proclaims HMCS Kootenay Day
Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil has proclaimed October 23 as HMCS Kootenay Day in remembrance of the worst peacetime accident in the history of the Royal Canadian Navy. On Oct.…
After Years of Neglect, DND Promises Better Cybersecurity
The Minister of National Defense announced May 31st that the Federal Government will develop and implement a Canadian program for cyber security certification that will result in mandatory certification requirements…
Navy Plans Operations Room Layout in Hoped For Ships
The Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) project recently achieved another major design milestone. In April, 16 sailors from coast to coast arrived at the Human Performance Lab in Dahlgren, Virginia where…
HMCS Summerside & Shawinigan Deploying as Dive Tenders
On July third, Canada will deploy HMCS Shawinigan and Summerside from Halifax to join Standing NATO Mine Countermeasures Group 1 (SNMCMG1) in European Waters. Both ships have embarked Royal Canadian…
DSCA Approves 16 P-8A Posiedons for Canada
The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Canada of P-8A Aircraft and related equipment for an estimated cost of $5.9…