New NATO Defense Industrial Pledge
Allied Heads of State and Government endorsed a new NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion pledge at the Washington Summit on Wednesday (10 July 2024). The Pledge aims to accelerate defense industrial…
Below Average Decrease in Arctic Ice Pack in 2024
By Dr Susan J Crockford Polar Bear Science Past and Present Polar bear habitat for June — the last month of spring in the Arctic — is still within 2…
Submarine Acquisition Study Begins
Photo: Hanwha of South Korea has been marketing the KSS-III submarine to Canada. Canada is the country with the largest coastline in the world – an underwater surveillance capability is…
Updates on Culture Change at the DND/CAF
June 27, 2024 – The Minister of National Defence, provided an update on the implementation of external recommendations to advance meaningful culture change in the Department of National Defence and the…
Second Year of Naval Experience Program
Last spring, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) embarked on a new initiative, the Naval Experience Program (NEP), aimed at reimagining how we attract, recruit, and train new sailors, and the…
From California to Hawaii: International Association Trip
Next stop for the frigate “Baden-Württemberg” and the task force supply ship “Frankfurt am Main” during the Indo-Pacific Deployment 2024: From June 17 to 26, the two German warships sailed…
Holy Helo – Chaplains’ visit to HMCS Vancouver
Captain Robert Schweyer from Esquimalt, British Columbia and Lieutenant Commander Baek Myunggyu from Jinhae, Republic of Korea perform a Holy Helo as they visit the crew of HMCS VANCOUVER (FFH…
Canada’s Lame Attempt at Spending Damage Control
QUOTED HERE VERBATIM Update of Canada’s Military Expenditure and the NATO 2% Spending Target Mark Creighton; Albert Kho Published on July 8, 2024 Canada has been a member of the…
Spire Global to Provide Ship Tracking Data
Spire Global Inc, a global provider of space-based data, analytics and space services, was awarded a CA $1.41 million contract by the Government of Canada (GoC) for the provision of…
New Commander for Canadian Joint Operations Command
Lieutenant-General Steve Boivin assumed leadership of the Canadian Joint Operations Command (CJOC) July 8 from Commander Vice-Admiral Bob Auchterlonie. The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS), General Wayne Eyre, presided…