CNR Fan, 29 October 2020. In accordance with CBC News, dozens of workers at the Irving Halifax Shipyard refused work this week after a contractor from Quebec came in last […]
Unless the RCN wants to rely on friends and allies, Canada needs support ships/Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment (AOR) ships when RCN ships deploy. Until about five years ago, Canada had two […]
David Dunlop, 25 October 2020. Apparently the British have decided to use a Direct Energy Weapon (DEW) laser system on the Type 26 frigate starting in 2023 (see below). Will […]
In case you haven’t been paying attention, Canada is building new ships for the navy. We hear about design, capabilities, timetables, numbers and especially costs. But we don’t hear a […]
RCN Public Affairs, 15 October 2020. HMC Ships Ville de Québec and Halifax departed from Halifax on September 20 to join HMCS Toronto, SNMG1 and the Royal Navy off the […]
After almost two years of broad consultations, the government released a defence policy entitled Strong, Secure, Engaged: Canada’s Defence Policy (SSE) in June 2017. It is intended to provide direction […]
RCN Public Affairs, 13 October 2020. HMCS Toronto is deployed in the Baltic region of Northern Europe with Standing NATO Maritime Group 1 (SNMG1) while on Op REASSURANCE. The ship […]
RCN Public Affairs, 09 October 2020. After 45 years of dependable and steady service, the RCN’s GLEN class tugs will soon be replaced. Their replacement fleet has progressed from drawings […]
An interesting article was published by www.defenseone.com It talks about U.S. Navy’s investigation of the 21 August 2017 collision of USS McCain with a cargo ship off Singapore. That accident […]
We know that the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is a blue-water navy, and RCN warships regularly sail to distant lands to work with allies. But what about closer to home? […]
Dr. Ann Griffiths, 30 September 2020. There’s an interesting article in Foreign Affairs (29 September 2020) by Robert David English and Morgan Grant Gardner called “Phantom Peril in the Arctic: […]
We know about naval ships, but what about Canada’s naval aviation capacity? What capabilities does Canada have, and what do they do? There are a variety of maritime aviation capabilities, […]
The fall issue of Canadian Naval Review Vol. 16, No. 2 (2020) is now available! Be prepared for a great issue! In this issue we start with an Editorial that […]
RCN Public Affairs, 24 September 2020. HMC Ships Ville de Québec and Glace Bay and MV Asterix were in the Arctic region participating in Operation NANOOK-TUUGAALIK 2020 in August. The […]
Canada has two sea-going services – the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG). Why two? They operate different ships and, while their tasks sometimes overlap and […]
David Dunlop, 15 September 2020. I just came across a Royal Navy article on the High Arctic and the RN’s involvement leading a multinational exercise across the Bering Straits recently. […]
It’s hard to imagine a world without air travel, although this year, we’re seeing air travel reduced to its bare bones. It has been more than a century since maritime […]
RCN Public Affairs, 14 September 2020. Her Majesty’s Canadian Ships (HMCS) Regina and Winnipeg participated in Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2020 from August 17 to 31 around the […]
Barry Gough, 05 September 2020. The Canadian Nautical Research Society/Société Canadienne Pour la Recherche Nautique will hold its annual conference 10-11 June 2021. The conference theme will be Canada’s Pacific […]
The 2004 National Security Policy called for the establishment of Marine Security Operations Centres (MSOCs) as part of a plan to strengthen Canadian maritime security. These MSOCs are multi-agency centres […]
