Build in Canada: Much ado about nothing
In October 2011, the Harper government announced with great fanfare that Canada had finally selected, after a year-long process, the...
TracShare: Networking the maritime picture
“What we are doing with TracShare is developing a maritime social network.” Dr. Tony Ponsford’s use of “social network” grabs...
Be wary of off-the-shelf options
In recent years, the government of Canada has been looking at renewing the federal fleets. Without a doubt, this is...
RCN unfurls new naval ensign
The Royal Canadian Navy will mark the anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic this Sunday with the unfurling of...
Maximizing Canada’s ship buying power: The value of off-the-shelf modified designs
The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) is the federal government’s program to build fleets of combat and non-combat vessels in...
NORAD: Transforming maritime domain intelligence
Across every sector of society, decision-makers are struggling with the complexity and speed of change in an increasingly interdependent world...
New frigate systems deliver new capability
Rear-Admiral Patrick Flinn, the Chief of Staff Materiel Group and the former Director General Maritime Equipment Program Management, has described...
A Pacific pivot for the RCN?
Canada has recently highlighted its renewed military engagement in the Asia-Pacific. A good example is the Canadian role in the...
Unanswered questions about the Canadian Surface Combatant
The Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) is a key project of the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS) and is intended to...
Smart collaboration: Evolution of the Marine Security Operations Centres
From a line in the National Security Policy of 2004, the Marine Security Operations Centre concept has become a formidable...