9 Jul – The RCN's Interim AOR Ship, Motor Vessel Asterix departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to participate in the sea phase of Exercise RIMPAC 2018.
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Jul 13
On the next generation of frigates, the United States Navy hopes to achieve interoperability, if not common combat systems, with Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom. The four countries meet every six months on naval matters, and frigate procurement has been a recent agenda item.
Jul 13
After denouncing NATO allies for underspending, US President Donald Trump has declared his interventions have left the alliance stronger and more united. "No problem," Trump said.
Jul 12
Airbus Defence and Space has followed its earlier achievement in demonstrating Automatic Air-to-Air (A3R) refuelling of a fighter with another world-first – the same operation performed with a large receiver aircraft.
Jul 12
A company founded in Canada played a vital role in the successful rescue of the Thai soccer team of 12 boys aged 11 to 16 and their 25-year-old coach. Patrick Blott, Intermap’s CEO, said the company was able to give the first 3-D maps of the cave area within three hours of getting called by Thai agencies seeking help.
Jul 12
Up to 250 Canadian troops will be heading to a new mission in Baghdad where they will help direct a NATO training operation and provide protection to the alliance’s headquarters in the Iraqi capital.
Jul 12
U.S. President Donald Trump just sent tough letters demanding that Canada and the other NATO allies live up to the two per cent of GDP spending commitment they made at their Wales summit meeting in 2014. This will be the subject of intense discussion at next week’s NATO summit.
Jul 12
At the NATO summit in Brussels, US President Donald Trump said Russia "totally controlled" Germany and demanded members increase defence spending to four percent of Gross Domestic Product. Trump meets with Russian President Vladimir Putin next week.
Jul 11
U.S. President Donald Trump has been asking NATO members, including Canada, to meet a target of two per cent of gross domestic product (GDP) for defence spending. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday his government does not intend to meet that goal. NATO released numbers Tuesday showing Canada only spends 1.23 per cent of GDP on defence.
Jul 11
Canada will command a new NATO training mission in Iraq, beginning this fall. The deployment will involve up to 250 Canadian Armed Forces personnel and four Griffon helicopters for a year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement this morning at the NATO summit in Brussels.
Jul 10
The Chinese government is working to create a techno-authoritarian state powered by artificial intelligence and facial recognition to track and monitor its 1.4 billion citizens.
Jul 10
More than 200 soldiers are travelling to the Netherlands for the 102nd annual International Four Days Marches Nijmegen, held July 17-20. This year’s event commemorates the 66th year of CAF participation in the Four Days Marches since the CAF attended for the first time in 1952.
Jul 10
New Zealand is buying four Boeing P-8 Maritime Patrol Aircraft. The fleet will replace P-3 Orion aircraft and become operational in 2023.
Jul 10
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits Canadian soldiers in Latvia and attends a NATO summit this week. He is expected to announce this country is extending its deployment in Latvia as a deterrent to Russian aggression.
Jul 09
Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and Joël Lightbound, Member of Parliament for Louis-Hébert, participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new armoury in Sainte-Foy, Que. This project represented a $22-million investment in Reserve infrastructure and economic benefits for the local community.
Jul 09
Outreach programs have been designed to build bridges into Indigenous communities in Canada and to raise awareness among Indigenous people of potential military or civilian careers with the CAF and the Department of National Defence. Upon successful completion and if they wish to do so, graduates can pursue a career in the CAF Primary Reserve Force, Regular Force or work in a civilian occupation with DND.
Jul 09
The allies have sent letters to some NATO member countries pressuring them to expand their military budgets in preparation for Trump's arrival to this year's summit meeting.
Jul 09
Eight boys and their soccer coach who remain trapped in a flooded cave in northern Thailand waited for a rescue operation to resume on Monday, a day after the first four were brought out safely and whisked away to hospital.
Jul 09
Last fall, the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police (CACP) said more time was needed to train officers to spot drug-impaired drivers. Now the CACP says it probably won't reach the goal of training 2,000 officers when marijuana becomes legal this year.
Jul 09
Toronto's police are investigating a letter from an officer to Mayor John Tory chief accusing him of contributing to gun violence by canceling the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy in 2016. The police task force was launched after the 2005 Summer of the Gun.
Jul 09
VAdm Mark Norman, former Vice Chief Defence Staff has been charged with breach of trust and removed from his post. More than a year and a half after his suspension, the military has still not explained what he did wrong. "But the top brass owes the country an explanation of what really went on, or risks something similar happening again."
Jul 06
Navtech Inc., a marine-engineering firm is suing Davie Canada for $2.66-million it claims the shipbuilder owes. The company is asking the Federal Court to seize MV Asterix, which Davie leases to the Canadian military. Davie refitted that ship under a five-year contract with the Government of Canada.
Jul 06
The Trudeau government plans to send up to 20 police officers to Mali, adding to the commitment of eight helicopters and 250 armed forces members for the next 12 months.
Jul 05
TOA Canada Corporation plans to relocate to a newly custom-built facility in west Mississauga by August 20, 2018.
Jul 05
British investigators were urgently trying to establish on Thursday how a couple came into contact with the same type of Soviet-era chemical weapon used in an attack against a former Russian spy and his daughter.
Jul 05
Rescue teams in northern Thailand are giving crash courses in swimming and diving as part of preparations to remove the young soccer squad from a cave. Enough supplies have been prepared to last 4 months, as timeline for rescue remains unclear.
ISSUES & IDEAS
A recent poll shows 70% of Canadians prefer taking a “hard” approach in trade negotiations with the Trump administration.
Canada's military volunteers deserve recognition for their selfless acts of sacrifice for the good of all Canadians. Nothing less is acceptable. Shame on us for not doing so in a timely manner.
Google’s decision to withdraw from a US military initiative called Project Maven (for classifying military drone images) came after some 4,000 employees petitioned to ban Google from building “warfare technology”.
FEATURED ARTICLES 2018 |
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BY CHRIS MACLEAN
In taking the lead to highlight innovation, we will endeavour to provide publicity to the companies that are making a difference today. In our Fall edition, we will be initiating a special FrontLine Innovation Platform (FLIP) across multiple industries related to Defence and Safety and Security.
May 22, 2018
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BY TIM DUNNE
Proposed C-77 amendment to the National Defence Act aims to provide increased support and assistance for victims of crime committed within the Canadian military jurisdiction and eliminate summary trials.
May 22, 2018
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BY HUDSON ON THE HILL
Helicopters and personnel will be deployed to Mali in August to augment what is arguably the most challenging UN mission in recent years. What are the key challenges for Canada?
May 10, 2018
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BY CHRIS KILFORD
The Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) is only as good as the troops and support it gets from contributing countries.
May 22, 2018
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The typical 4-year term of the Secretary General of NATO – now held by Mr. Jens Stoltenberg (former Prime Minister of Norway) – was extended by two more years to 2020. Our debaters present opposing views on the merits of proposing a Canadian SecGen for 2020.
May 22, 2018
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The annual Master’s Program seminar on Advances in Complex Project Leadership, organized by the Telfer School of Management, was a forum in which to share and discuss experiences and lessons learned for project leadership.
May 22, 2018
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Does Project Resolve represent a catch-all solution for future procurement? Not likely; but it does highlight how innovative and less-restrictive processes can circumvent the inertia that has been crippling defence procurement.
Apr 23, 2018
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BY ADRIAN OBST
DND’s Innovation for Defence Excellence and Security (IDEaS) program has been rolled out. It all starts with an unsolved challenge from DND, and seeks “innovative” solutions from industry.
May 22, 2018
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BY ROBBIN LAIRD
Expanded tool sets used by adversaries to influence culture, actions and decisions of liberal democracies is the focus of a new Centre of Excellence in Europe.
May 10, 2018
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BY K. JOSEPH SPEARS
The global threat environment has become more complex because of lawfare and hybrid warfare. Canada must respond with interlinked policies – these issues cannot be viewed in isolation.
May 18, 2018
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BY ERIC C. ANDERSON
In another blow to America’s revolution in military affairs, Russian forces operating in Syria have initiated an electronic war targeting the hand and catapult-launched drones. It was only a matter of time before its foes could jam or spoof Washington's tactical collection platforms.
May 09, 2018
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BY DAVID BERCUSON
While some nations work at putting conflict behind them, others work harder to achieve global dominance.
May 22, 2018
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BY EUGENE GERDEN
After an intense 8-year period of modernization and recapitalization, the Russian government is set to cut its naval investment to 2,6 trillion rubles ($54B CAD).
May 21, 2018
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The Liberal pledge to overhaul pensions for Veterans was a key campaign promise in 2015, but veterans won’t see any changes until next year, and the benefits are significantly less than promised. However, access to education and support could prove incredibly valuable.
May 14, 2018
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Canadian troops have been providing assistance after flooding on both coasts.
May 22, 2018
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BY JAMES PARKER
Prince Harry saw first-hand how the power of sport can help those suffering from injuries and illness – and this inspiration led to the Invictus Games. Team Canada members are already busy training for the next games.
Apr 15, 2018
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BY FRONTLINE
MDA, Raytheon, Naval Group, Lockheed Martin Canada, MBDA
May 22, 2018
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