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Canada’s aerospace industry could be in for windfall with news that NATO has selected a new fleet of airborne warning planes based on Canadian aircraft outfitted with Swedish technology. The French defence publication La Lettre and the German press agency DPA are reporting NATO’s Support and Procurement Agency selected Sweden’s Saab and Canada’s Bombardier to replace the alliance’s current fleet...
The Canadian Forces will go to the defence industry sometime this year to gather information on what domestic firms can offer in the building of a new $5 billion fleet of warships. Industry representatives were told at an April 9 briefing in Ottawa that a request for information or RFI will be issued for what is being called the Continental...
The Canadian military has destroyed 2,000 Second World War pistols but is still waiting to hear from Ukraine on whether it wants the rest of the guns for its arsenal. The latest update from the Department of National Defence on the fate of the Browning Hi-Power pistols reveals a topsy-turvy strategy for the aging handguns. In October 2022, the Canadian...
The Liberal government’s new Defence Industrial Strategy is expected to be released next week, according to industry officials who have been brief about rollout plans for the document. Defence Minister David McGuinty said in late October that the strategy, which will be a critical roadmap on how Canada spends its defence funding domestically, would be released no later than Christmas...
The not-for-profit's co-founder said he resigned from the board because of his ongoing concerns about the financial irregularities he alleges were linked to Canadian Forces Capt. Joseph Friedberg. Some donations collected for Ukraine by the Mriya Report were spent on pizzas, purchases at Home Depot, as well as unauthorized payments to volunteers and to a convicted felon linked to Donald...
The Department of National Defence is looking to the U.S. military as it sets the stage for a new Canadian Forces space project that could cost up to $400 million. Article content The department has contacted the U.S. Space Systems Command as part of the early stages for Canada’s proposed Space Command and Control (Space C2) project. “Space Systems Command...
The leak came as Prime Minister Mark Carney considers whether to purchase the Gripen or F-35. The defence department has launched an investigation into the leak of a document now being used to undercut the government’s consideration of an alternative to the American-made F-35. The leak of the four-year old document came in the midst of the ongoing process in...
The cost of an initial order of U.S.-supplied equipment for Canada’s new fleet of warships has almost tripled as more American systems are being purchased, according to new information released by the U.S. government. The order for U.S. systems has increased from $1.25 billion ($900 million U.S.) to $3.6 billion ($2.6 billion U.S.), according to a public notice published by...
The public relations war between supporters of the F-35 and Gripen has taken another twist as an internal Department of National Defence document comparing the two fighter jets has been leaked. Canada’s fighter jet debate continues with still no decision from Prime Minister Mark Carney on which aircraft his government will purchase. The choice comes down to the U.S.-built F-3...
A new Canadian Army equipment program that could be worth almost $500 million is designed to select only U.S.-provided equipment, despite claims by Prime Minister Mark Carney the military will be reducing purchases of American systems. The Joint Fires Modernization program will cost between $250 million and $499 million and see the acquisition of hardware and software to enable the...
Canadian Army leaders are looking to have a contract in place by the end of the year to buy a U.S.-built rocket system despite claims by Prime Minister Mark Carney that the military will be reducing purchases of American equipment. The Department of National Defence confirmed in an email that Canada submitted a request to the U.S. government on Dec...
The F-35 fighter jet program in the United States is facing yet more delays and cost increases, a development that could impact the Liberal government’s plan to acquire the aircraft for Canada.
The lifetime maintenance budget was supposed to be around $250,000, but that is now $1 million, National Capital Commission documents show. The National Capital Commission is warning that the cost of long-term maintenance of the Victims of Communism memorial has increased four-fold to at least $1 million, according to internal commission records. Article content The lifetime maintenance budget of the...
The Canadian military is solidly backing the controversial F-35 fighter jet while Spain and India are rejecting the aircraft after facing economic threats from U.S. President Donald Trump. Swiss politicians also called Thursday for cancelling that country’s F-35 purchase after Trump hit their country with 39 per cent tariffs.
The Liberal government has removed restrictions on missile defence activities, paving the way for Canada to join U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Golden Dome” system or any other similar initiatives. Defence Minister David McGuinty visited the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) headquarters in Colorado on July 15 when he met with U.S. Gen. Gregory Guillot. McGuinty noted the government “removed...
Officials confirmed that building new infrastructure for the F-35s will cost more than $2 billion.
Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has requested specific details about the funding increase but has so far received little data. Parliament’s spending watchdog can’t get specific information about the recently announced military spending boost to verify whether the Liberal government’s new initiative will meet NATO targets. Article content The office of Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux has requested specific details...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau heads to Washington for the NATO summit early next week with more than $30 billion in recently awarded military equipment contracts and a new defence policy that promises a major cash infusion for the Canadian Forces. But that spending spree will likely carry little weight and Trudeau can still expect criticism that Canada isn’t doing enough...
Canadians from across the country blasted the Liberal government and federal leaders for honouring in the House of Commons a Ukrainian veteran who fought for a Nazi SS division. The more than 1,000 pages of documents released under the Access to Information law provide a glimpse at the intense anger sparked last year by the decision by all members in...
Canadian defence officials have already met with officials from South Korea, Spain, France and Sweden about conventional-powered subs. Norway and Germany have also pitched Canada about a program for such subs.
A new promotional video for the Royal Military College uses a song by Kayne West who raps about fellatio and sexual intercourse and compares himself to sex abusers. The short video on Instagram and other social media platforms highlighting the military skills team of the college in Kingston is accompanied by the chorus of West’s recent release Carnival.
Uplands will be the site for a new $65-million military facility to control the Royal Canadian Air Force’s drone fleet. The Ottawa installation, to be ready by 2028, will be around 6,000 square metres in size. It will be home to almost 200 military personnel whose job will be to operate and control a new fleet of drones flying from...
U.S. government auditors have raised concerns about a shortage of parts and reliability issues for the very aircraft that Canada hopes to purchase in an $8 billion deal. The Liberal government is involved in discussions for the proposed acquisition from the U.S. and Boeing of a fleet of P-8 surveillance aircraft to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CP-140 Aurora...