Ontario Plants Its Flag in Canada’s Submarine Program
A Toronto industry day brought Korea’s Hanwha Ocean face-to-face with Ontario suppliers, marking one of the most concrete steps yet...
DIA and the SCOND Committee 2024 Report
The longer the gap between pledges and action is allowed to remain, the greater the risk of a disastrous failure...
Rearming the Soldier: Canada Moves to Replace Its Service Rifles with a Modern, Made-in-Canada Solution
Canada’s defence transformation is increasingly defined not just by major platforms and long-term industrial strategies, but by the modernization of...
Forging a Sovereign Sustainment Future for Canada’s Submarines
How a new TKMS–Seaspan teaming agreement is shaping the backbone of the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project Canada’s long-term vision for...
Canada Commits to a Modern, Homegrown Airlift Fleet with New Bombardier Multi-Role Aircraft
When the Government of Canada announced a major new contract to deliver a fleet of Canadian-built Global 6500 aircraft for...
Red Lines in Military Platform Acquisitions
I didn’t set a red line, the world set a red line – Barack Obama Recently, there have been many...
Canada Launches Defence Investment Agency: A Bold Move to Rebuild, Rearm, and Reinvest
When Prime Minister Mark Carney took office, he promised to reset Canada’s defence priorities. This week, that promise took a...
A Strategic Visit: Canada’s Defence Leadership Tours Hanwha Ocean’s Submarine Yard
On September 7, 2025, Canada’s Deputy Minister of National Defence, Stefanie Beck, stepped onto the sprawling grounds of Hanwha Ocean’s...
Hanwha Ocean and Babcock Canada Forge Alliance to Deliver Canada’s Next Submarine Fleet
Canada’s ambitious Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP) took a decisive step forward this week as Hanwha Ocean, a global powerhouse...
Whither Defence Acquisition Reform Now?
The reader may remember when Mark Carney laid out his defence procurement reform intentions, as reported by CBC’s Murray Brewster...