Thales Wins Minor Vessel Support Contract
Thales announced September 7th that Canada has awarded to Thales Canada and Thales Australia in joint venture an ISS contract for MWAV. This contract will ensure the fleet remains operationally…
CURRENT Scientific Corporation EO/IR to be Fitted on MV Asterix
CURRENT Scientific Corporation (CURRENT), a leading Canadian manufacturer of electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) camera systems based in British Columbia, is thrilled to announce its latest contribution to the Royal Canadian Navy…
NATO’s Innovation Accelerator, Attracts Cutting Edge Ideas
DIANA, the Defense Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic, has received proposals from over 1,200 applicants as part of its pilot challenge call to innovators and entrepreneurs. DIANA’s first challenges…
Duty to Report Regulations Being Repealed
The Minister of National Defense, announced that DND and the CAF are initiating a process to repeal the regulations on Duty to Report and will be strengthening and updating policies,…
Immervision to Develop Panoramic Imaging Systems
Immervision, the world’s leading developer of advanced vision systems combining optics, image processing, and sensor fusion technology, is pleased to announce the award of a $5.7 million contract from Defense…
Future HMCS William Hall Delivered
The Royal Canadian Navy’s fourth Arctic and Offshore Patrol Vessel (AOPV), the future HMCS William Hall, was delivered August 31. Designed to assert and uphold Arctic sovereignty, the Harry DeWolf-class…
FS Garonne Conducts Crew Change in Halifax
On August 7, 2023, the Garonne Metropolitan Support and Assistance Building (MASB) was in Halifax, Nova Scotia. This stopover was used to carry out a crew changeover. Crew B that…
Response to Sinking of SS Cyclops off Cape Sable by U-123
By Captain Bob Desh Regent USCG (Ret’d) Foundation for Coast Guard History In the early evening hours of Sunday, Jan. 11, 1942, the German submarine U-123 attacked and sank the…
Royal Canadian Navy Ships Deploy to Indo-Pacific Region
On August 14, HMCS Ottawa, MV Asterix, and MV Asterix departed Esquimalt for the Far East. HMCS Ottawa and Vancouver are the second and third Royal Canadian Navy warships to…