The Canadian government has confirmed that shipments of ‘lethal’ military aid will be shipped to Ukraine as the crisis with Russia continues. The military aid will take the form of… Continue reading "Canada to Provide Small Arms to Ukraine"
The United States, United Kingdom and Canada have announced the withdrawal of military instructors from Ukraine amidst fears that Russian forces amassed along the country’s borders with Russia and Belarus… Continue reading "US, UK & Canada Withdraw Military Instructors From Ukraine Over Fear Of Russian Invasion With “No Notice”"
19 of the Royal Canadian Air Force’s 23 Sikorsky CH-148 Cyclone helicopters have been grounded, following the discovery of cracks in the multirole helicopters’ tail sections. According to the Royal… Continue reading "Tail Section Cracks Ground Majority Of Canada’s Cyclone Helicopters"
The Canadian government has confirmed that Boeing’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is no longer an eligible contender for the Future Fighter Capability Project, the program to replace the Royal Canadian Air… Continue reading "Super Hornet Officially Out Of Canadian Hornet Replacement Program"
The Canadian federal government is reported to have informed Boeing that its bid to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18s with Super Hornets has failed to meet program requirements.… Continue reading "Report: Super Hornet Out Of Contention For Canadian Hornet Replacement"
The United Kingdom’s Ministry of Defense today denied that it was planning to close its training units in Alberta, Canada, following media reports that the British Army Training Unit Suffield… Continue reading "UK MoD Denies Plans To Close Canadian Training Facilities"
French and Canadian Maritime Patrol Aircraft have landed in Japan this week, where they will conduct operations to enforce U.N Security Council (UNSC) sanctions on North Korea. Both aircraft will… Continue reading "French & Canadian Aircraft Arrive in Japan for DPRK Sanctions Enforcement"
Canada will upgrade 36 of its CF-18A Hornets with active electronically scanned-array (AESA) AN/APG-79(V)4 radars in a $140 million contract announced on the 20th by the United State’s Department of Defense… Continue reading "Canada To Upgrade Hornets with AESA Radar, Following the USMC"
On 26 June, the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) is set to commission its newest surface combatant, HMCS Harry DeWolf. Harry DeWolf is the lead ship of a class of six… Continue reading "Royal Canadian Navy to Commission HMCS Harry DeWolf"
In late 2017, the European Union formally established PESCO, or “Permanent Structured Cooperation”, in order to better facilitate defense cooperation between EU members states. Under this framework, a significant number… Continue reading "Canada, Norway and the US to Join EU Project on Military Mobility"