Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP) has announced that it is suspending exports of aircraft engines to “countries with unclear usage” following accusations that the engines are being used to power Turkish-built… Continue reading "Bombardier Recreational Products Suspends Aircraft Engine Exports Over UCAV Use Concerns"
The Canadian government has moved to suspend exports of electro-optical imaging and targeting systems used in Turkish-made unmanned combat air vehicles, following allegations from Canadian disarmament groups and Armenian-Canadian organizations… Continue reading "Canada Suspends Electro-Optical Sensor Export Licenses To Turkey"
Saab, Boeing and Lockheed Martin have all entered their bids for the Royal Canadian Air Force’s (RCAF) competition to replace Canada’s aging fighter fleet of F-18 Hornets, locally built as… Continue reading "Gripen, Super Hornet and F-35 All Make Their Bids for the Canadian Fighter Competition"
The Canadian government awarded a $50 million contract to Norway-based multinational Kongsberg Defence and Aerospace and General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada for the delivery of the former’s Protector Remote… Continue reading "Konsberg Contracted to Provide Remote Weapon Stations to the Canadian Army"
The Canadian government announced May 1 that five members of the crew of a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone that crashed in the Mediterannean Sea on the evening of… Continue reading "Crew Lost In Crash Of Canadian Cyclone Helicopter"
At 0945 local time on November 23, the future HMCS Harry DeWolf departed Halifax Shipyard for the Bedford Basin on its initial set of builder’s sea trials. Systems tested during… Continue reading "Future HMCS Harry DeWolf Begins Builder’s Sea Trials"
On November 10, the Royal Canadian Navy’s second Harry DeWolf-class offshore patrol vessel, the future HMCS Margaret Brooke, was launched at Irving Shipbuilding’s Halifax Shipyard. She had been transitioned onto… Continue reading "Future HMCS Margaret Brooke Launched"
The Canadian Department of National Defense has announced the agreement of a CA$3 billion deal to procure up to 360 General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada LAV (Light Armoured Vehicle)… Continue reading "Canadian Army to receive General Dynamics LAV Armoured Combat Support Vehicles"
In an interview given to the Ukrainian UATV news channel, Ross Spagrud, the owner of PGW Defence Technologies Inc., confirmed that the company has been awarded a contract to deliver… Continue reading "Canadian PGW Defence to Export .50 Caliber Rifles to Ukraine"