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...
Advancing next generation sonar for anti-submarine warfare
Submarines have always been designed for stealth. But thanks to ongoing advancements, modern-day vessels can be particularly difficult to detect...
Evaluating an unmanned asset
For more than a week, the ScanEagle circled silently over a suspected drug trafficker in the Arabian Sea, 1000 feet...
Eradicating maritime blindnessc
“We always speak of ourselves as a country that stretches from sea to sea, to sea … meaning that we...
Into the contested littorals: Navy prepares for complex operational environment
In his recent address at the Navy Monument ceremony, Prime Minister Harper stated that “Canada’s economy floats on salt water.”...
Stealth observers: Refitting the Victoria class submarines
The Royal Canadian Navy’s (RCN) Victoria class submarines stand as the most unappreciated, maligned and misunderstood ships of the fleet:...
Unmanned systems poised for underwater breakthrough
Darrell Dexter had every reason to smile. Just weeks before, Irving Shipbuilding of Halifax had won the rights to negotiate...
Ship shape: Warfare centre models Navy’s next generation
Well before and long after the navy’s new ships under the National Shipbuilding Procurement Strategy take to sea, many of...
The threat below: Tech adds new dimension to underwater warfare
Naval commanders want the same detailed picture of underwater operations their air and land counterparts have long enjoyed. New developments...