Defence Minister Sajjan today announced the launch of public consultations with Canadians and key stakeholders to inform the development of a new defence policy for Canada.
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Apr 08
The Norwegian Ministry of Defence yesterday announced that DCNS was identified as one of the two potential candidates for the replacement of its submarine fleet. DCNS is proposing its Scorpene submarine to replace the in-service Ula-class submarines.
Apr 08
Mohamed Abrini, wanted over November's Islamic State attacks in Paris, has been arrested in Brussels, Belgian public broadcaster VRT said on Friday, adding that he was probably involved in last month's Brussels bombings.
Apr 08
Two people were killed in an apparent murder-suicide at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio on Friday that triggered a lockdown at the facility, the Bexar County Sheriff's Office said.
Apr 08
Army Chief of Staff Gen. Mark Milley sounded the alarm that the US Army is currently in a state of “high risk” when it comes to being ready enough to defend the nation and respond to a large conflict.
Apr 08
The 2nd Canadian Ranger Patrol Group will be hosting a national Canadian Ranger Basic Military Indoctrination pilot-course from April 10 to 16, 2016, at the Farnham Garrison in Quebec.
Apr 08
Taxpayers footed a $2,600 bill so a Conservative minister could bid farewell to public servants at Veterans Affairs Canada shortly after the federal election.
Apr 08
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the Liberal government is “absolutely” committed to the Canadian Armed Forces, but that need – not want – will decide the size of the military and what kind of equipment it fields.
Apr 07
A crew member of HMCS Charlottetown based in Halifax is under investigation for allegedly storing classified information on his personal network and breaching military security protocols earlier this year.
Apr 07
The British Army has unveiled a new rapid reaction field hospital that can be flown anywhere in the world and then be put up to start operating on battlefield casualties in only 16 hours.
Apr 07
Despite tight budgets at the Pentagon, the U.S. Navy wants to speed-up several shipbuilding programs – amphibious warships, destroyers, and submarines – and Congress seems inclined to give them the money.
Apr 07
The House of Commons defence committee will hold closed-door hearings on the state of security at Canadian military bases, The Canadian Press has learned.
Apr 07
Christyn Cianfarani, president of the Canadian Association of Defence and Security Industries (CADSI), has pledged CADSI's support and expertise to the advisory panel to Canada’s Defence Review.
Apr 07
Defence Minister Sajjan has announced the launch of public consultations as part of an open and transparent dialogue with Canadians and key stakeholders to inform the development of a new defence policy for Canada. This marks the first public consultation of this magnitude on Canadian defence policy in over 20 years.
Apr 06
This 51-year-old RCAF Hercules landed at it's new home, the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum, yesterday. Its new mission: to help educate visitors about its long history of service in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Photo: DND has donated its last C-130E to the Canadian Aviation and Space Museum smokes minimal rubber on touchdown just outside the museum on a 3,300-foot runway managed by the Rockcliffe Flying Club. (photo by Ken Pole)
Apr 06
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan will announce today the beginning of public consultations on the country’s new defence policy. Minister Sajjan says he wants to have the policy completed by the end of the year
Apr 06
A new UN panel report says a shipment of armoured personnel carriers to Libya from a Canadian-owned company’s Mideast facilities several years ago violated an international arms embargo – an incident that raises questions about how extensively Ottawa should be policing the defence and military trade conducted by its citizens abroad.
Apr 05
The Canadian Advanced Technology Alliance (CATAAlliance) has launched an advocacy campaign to challenge a recent court ruling that classifies Canadian Armed Forces veterans on a supplementary reserve as public servants even though they receive no compensation or benefits from the government for being on the list.
Apr 05
The fall from grace for a former Canadian Forces major who swindled more than $65,000 from a school in one of the city’s wealthiest neighbourhood’s was completed in an Ottawa courtroom Monday.
Apr 05
Canada's top general says there's no end in sight in the battle against ISIS, and Canadians should prepare for news of casualties now that Canada has stepped up its mission on the ground in Iraq and Syria.
Apr 05
The U.S. Navy has confiscated a cache of weapons that it believes was being transported from Iran to Houthi rebels in Yemen, marking at least the third time in two months that such a shipment was stopped, Navy officials said.
Apr 05
Canadian military personnel at one of Quebec’s largest bases are being warned they could face charges if they hit the “like” button on certain material posted on social media.
Apr 05
The Chilean resupply ship Almirante Montt arrived at Canadian Forces Base Esquimalt today as part of the short-term Mutual Logistic Support Arrangement between the Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) and the Chilean Navy.
Apr 04
The UK Royal Air Force is to field as a separate air defence force the Tranche 1 Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft that are to be retained in service beyond their original retirement date.
Apr 04
Months after a damning report found the Canadian Forces was fostering a “toxic” culture towards women and LGBT members, the new offices for the Department of National Defence will have gender-neutral toilets, iPolitics has learned.
Apr 04
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the threat of a nuclear terror attack on Canada is lower than it was five or six years ago, and that he sees it as a “modest success” that groups like ISIS haven’t gotten their hands on more dangerous weapons.
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