France Hands Over Command of SNMG2
French Navy Rear Admiral Yannick Bossu handed over command of Standing NATO Maritime Group Two (SNMG2) to the Royal Canadian Navy Commodore Matthew Coates on 1 July, during a ceremony…
Canada Not Adding Up
Not adding up. Canada’s defense spending currently hovers at just above 1.3 percent of GDP, well below the 2 percent floor that NATO allies have set—and which nearly 70 percent…
Why We Fight Over Canadian Defense Spending
By Christopher Sands Wilson Center As NATO leaders commemorate the alliance’s 75th anniversary, key issues such as the 2% GDP defense spending pledge dominate discussions. Despite international pressures, Canada remains…
Japan-Canada Defense Ministerial Meeting
On June 2, 2024, Minister of Defense Kihara, who was visiting Singapore to attend the 21st IISS Asia Security Forum (Shangri-La Dialogue), held a Japan-Canada Defense Ministerial Meeting with Canadian…
29th RIMPAC Exercise Announced
Approximately 29 nations, 40 surface ships, 3 submarines, 14 national land forces, over 150 aircraft and more than 25,000 personnel will participate in the biennial Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC)…
Dive Training Enhances Skills During TRADEWINDS 24
In the event of a disaster or rescue, every second counts. A number of qualified divers from participating regional forces in TRADEWINDS 24, will now be in a better position…
Canada Orders Canadian Surface Combatant Equipment
US Government announcement March 28, 2024 Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems, Moorestown, New Jersey, is awarded a $46,882,249 cost-plus-fixed-fee modification to previously awarded contract (N00024-23-C-5101) for long lead-time material…
Canada MIA From Multinational Exercise
From 12 to 17 June 2023, the patrol boat Fulmar, based in Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and a Falcon 50M maritime patrol aircraft from Lann-Bihoue took part in Exercise ARGUS…
Joint Statement on DPRK-Russia Ballistic Missile Transfers
The following is a statement from the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia,…