DCNS seeks strategic partnership
Last fall, during presentations to audiences in Ottawa, Halifax and Toronto, Patrick Boissier, chairman & CEO of DCNS, announced the...
Inside Bonn: German engineering meets Canadian requirements
I had a chance to visit the Federal German Navy’s combat support ship Bonn in February while she was in...
Sherbrooke team repeat winners at unmanned systems competition
For the second year in a row, VAMUdeS, a team from Université de Sherbrooke, took took first place in the...
What is best value for the Canadian Surface Combatant?
The National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy (NSPS), a $38.3 billion program to renew the aging fleets of the Royal Canadian Navy...
A quest for signature management
Prominent among the many new systems on the future Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) will likely be a next generation signature...
Warfare centre key to surface combatant weapon evaluation
Think of it as a cool CGI movie. A Canadian patrol frigate makes a sonar contact – a submarine, some...
Coast Guard reform: What is the best approach?
The history of the Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is complex and convoluted. While their spiritual origins stem from the ancient...
Enhancing the Land-Sea Effect
As Rear-Admiral John Newton settles into the captain’s chair on the bridge of HMCS Halifax, he looks right at home....
Rivalry in the Indian Ocean: How will the Canadian navy be affected?
China and India: Great Power Rivals Mohan Malik First Forum Press, 2011 Prime Minister Stephen Harper made his first state...
Tackling big data in maritime domain awareness
In a world where more than 40 percent of the population lives within 100 kilometers of a coast and where...