Canada and Italy have entered talks for Canada's purchase of M-346 advanced jet trainer aircraft. The announcement was made after a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni at the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains. The jets are designed and produced by Leonardo, one of Italy's largest aerospace companies.
The lesson is the welfare-vs-warfare debate is an irrelevancy and western societies need to be more resilient in an age of rising threats
With a $75-million investment to Canadian Blood Services to increase domestic blood and plasma supplies for health emergencies, the federal Liberals have provided a first look at their plans to bolster Canada’s medical countermeasures, which were classified as a “sovereign capability” in the Defence Industrial Strategy released earlier this year. But two other life sciences experts say the strategy’s health...
German defence minister, army chief point to a narrow timeline. They're not alone. Boris Pistorius doesn't look like a man prone to alarmism. Germany's defence minister is frank and plain-spoken, but also deliberate with his words and intention. When he talks about Russia, the future of the West and the possibility of another European war, the message however becomes stark...
As Ottawa pushes to get “more” economic benefits from its multibillion-dollar F-35 fighter jets procurement, such as more domestic jobs created, the aircraft’s American manufacturer Lockheed Martin isn’t giving any indication if it’s willing to offer anything “more,” saying opportunities already exist in a global partnership program of which Canada is a member. Prime Minister Mark Carney (Nepean, Ont.) ordered...
Trump administration's refusal to share could lead to a missing link for NATO. Canada's planned purchase of the Saab GlobalEye surveillance jet faces significant political and technical hurdles if the aircraft is going to be fully integrated into NORAD. Much of the success or failure of the effort will depend on convincing the Trump administration and the Pentagon to share...
Guerman Goutorov, a Canadian businessman who operates an armoured vehicle manufacturing company, has been hit with sanctions by the European Union for allegedly helping Russia in its war on Ukraine. The Canadian government, however, has not penalized or sanctioned Mr. Goutorov or his company, which is headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, though Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand’s spokesperson told...
GlobalEye supply chain could be used for major Gripen project as negotiations continue. The federal government is looking at expanding the military's fighter fleet beyond its original plan for 88 jets, according to industry and government sources. Negotiations are underway for the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) to acquire a larger mixed fleet of American-made Lockheed Martin F-35s and Saab Gripen-E...
The U.S. expects European NATO allies and Canada to swiftly increase the number of manned and unmanned aircraft and ships they contribute to the alliance’s defence plans as Washington steps back in these areas, a top U.S. general said on Wednesday. The statement by U.S. Air Force General Alexus Grynkewich, NATO’s top commander and the head of U.S. forces in...
The secret weapon in South Korea’s bid to win the lucrative submarine contract is code named “Project Beaver.” Facing market conditions that blocked it from bringing an electric vehicle plant to Canada, the South Koreans drafted a plan to manufacture hydrogen long-haul freight trucks and build dozens of charging stations in Canada, beginning in 2030. The proposal was submitted as...
DND says decision made after 'a rigorous evaluation process.' A little over a month after the Pentagon revealed it had ordered a batch of M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) for several allied countries, including Canada, the Liberal government has now publicly acknowledged the purchase. Defence Minister David McGuinty, in a statement on Tuesday, said 26 of the highly...
South Korean defence firm Hanwha says it has reached a deal with Algoma Steel to supply military-grade steel for the possible manufacturing of land defence vehicles in Canada. Hanwha said in April it had reached a separate agreement with Canada's Automotive Parts Manufacturers' Association on a prospective joint venture to make military land vehicles for the Canadian Armed Forces and...
Willingness to give up production slots shows they're serious about winning: analyst. Both Norway and Germany invoked an all-for-one, one-for-all approach as they this week sharpened their public and private pitches for Canada to select the Type 212CD as the navy's next submarine. Both long-standing NATO allies, the two European powers are now putting more emphasis on what it means...
Canadian defence manufacturer Roshel says it is not going to cancel the sale of armoured vehicles to the United States government used by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement, despite calls from some opposition MPs to do so. “We never had contracts with ICE. We have contracts with the [U.S.] State Department. We’re not considering, never considered to cancel any of...
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s ambitious spending promises earned standing ovations from Canada’s defense industry this week. Now he faces his next challenge: turning those promises into contracts. “My business depends on it being faster, and jobs and investment depend on it being faster,” Eliot Pence, the founder of Ottawa-based startup Dominion Dynamics, told POLITICO of the procurement process.
Drones made in Canada could be headed for the battlefield in Ukraine, thanks to a new corporate partnership between Canadian and Ukrainian drone makers. The defence ministers of Canada and Ukraine signed an agreement to support the co-production of drones on the margins of the CANSEC defence trade show in the nation's capital this week.
Swedish defence firm Saab says if Ottawa chooses to buy its Gripen E fighter jets, Canada could end up making some of the ones destined for Ukraine's air force. Saab says up to 20 of its Gripen jets will be built for Ukraine under a European Union support loan agreement and Sweden will donate 16 older-model Gripens to the war-torn country.
Bid matches South Korean promise and includes billions in proposed economic investments. Should the Liberal government decide to go with the ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) bid, the German shipbuilder has now pledged to deliver four Type 212-CD submarines to the Canadian Navy by 2036, the country’s defence minister tells CBC News. Boris Pistorius said Wednesday that he has every confidence...
A Canadian warship transited the Taiwan Strait that’s claimed by China as an internal waterway – in defiance of Beijing’s warning – days before a high-stakes visit by the Chinese Foreign Minister to Ottawa. The frigate HMCS Charlottetown made the trip last week, the Department of National Defence said Thursday. “On May 22, 2026, HMCS Charlottetown conducted a routine transit...
Canada will buy the GlobalEye aircraft from Swedish manufacturer Saab, Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Wednesday at the CANSEC defence industry conference in Ottawa. Canadians could be forgiven for having two questions: What does that mean? And also, what does it mean?
Proposal ties Arctic defence to NATO integration. An average of up to 50,000 jobs could be created in Canada over the next five years should the federal government opt to buy the German-made Type 212CD submarine, CBC News has learned. Up until this point in the fierce competition over the navy’s new submarines, both the German and Norwegian governments and...
The federal government is entering into contract negotiations with Saab to buy a fleet of surveillance aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. The federal government has said it’s in the market for six radar aircraft to help protect Canada. Saab produces the planes in a joint partnership with Bombardier, based on the Global...
If our troops are fighting in Latvia, or if Ottawa fails to renew CUSMA, a more North American policy could gain favour with voters
Canada's biggest arms expo is booming as an uncertain geopolitical climate and the federal government's drive to rebuild the military combine to light a fire under the defence tech sector. Hundreds of military equipment companies will jostle to sell their wares this week at CANSEC, an annual event in the nation's capital that forecasts a 20 to 40 per cent...
A high-ranking U.S. defence official says the Pentagon gave Ottawa a classified paper laying out priorities for a collective North American defence pact with Canada, but that Ottawa did not deliver a "credible" response. That lack of response is just one of several irritants the senior Pentagon official said is creating a rift in North American defence co-operation. Canada's delayed...
Funding will be used to buy drones, spy tech and boost intelligence gathering. Canada will pump $816 million into maritime security over the next seven years to strengthen the coast guard's capabilities from the high Arctic to the country's southern coast lines, Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Friday. "This is an investment in Canada's Arctic security," McGuinty said in Iqaluit...
Canada is embarking on its largest military buildup in generations. The government has committed to NATO’s new defence target, which will dramatically increase spending on military capabilities and defence-related infrastructure over the next decade. A dangerous world requires credible defence. But military spending alone will not make Canada safer, more influential, or more respected internationally.
The federal government confirms it spent $29.3 million on a contract to upgrade planes flown by Canada’s iconic Snowbirds demonstration squadron, even though the aging jets are about to be retired. The Department of National Defence (DND) told CBC News it spent that money over the past five years to modernize 13 of the jets, which were built in the...
By the end of next month, it is widely expected that the Government of Canada will make one of the most consequential military procurement decisions in modern Canadian history under the Canadian Patrol Submarine Project (CPSP). The contract for the acquisition and in-service support of 12 new submarines to replace the aging Victoria-class fleet is estimated to cost approximately $8...
'It’s a shot across the bow. The U.S. administration has clearly been watching the PM’s moves on defence and has concludes that there’s too much talk and too little action,' says defence expert Christian Leuprecht.
The Canadian Armed Forces are asking military personnel in the National Capital Region to return some field gear, including vests to hold body armour, to address what the Forces describe as “critical equipment shortages” for deployed operations. A May 13 e-mail from National Defence Headquarters in Ottawa, obtained by The Globe and Mail, cites this inventory shortfall. It directs all...
An extraordinary exchange with potentially dramatic consequences for Canada took place at the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday. Vasily Nebenzya, Russia’s potato-faced permanent representative at the UN, told the council that his country’s intelligence agency believes Latvia is deploying Ukrainian drones on its territory, with the intention of attacking Moscow. “Membership of NATO will not protect you from just...
Washington's decision to pause bilateral body appears aimed at influencing Canada's military policy. Although greeted with a mixture of angst, anger and genuine confusion in this country, it is undeniable that the Pentagon’s move this week to freeze one of the oldest pillars of continental defence co-operation — ostensibly to punish Canada — carried with it notes of dark comedy...
Defence chief hailed as an 'exceptional' leader and candidate for key alliance post. The Liberal government is nominating Canada's top military commander to be the next chair of the NATO military committee when the post becomes vacant next year. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced the candidacy of Gen. Jennie Carignan on Wednesday and said she'll continue in her current role...
I recently taught an intensive course to Queen’s University graduate students on the origins of the current crisis in the relationship between Canada and the United States, after teaching a similar course at the Munk School in Toronto. It’s been a great experience, and fun to be back in the classroom. My stay in Kingston included an enjoyable visit with...
More than a year after Prime Minister Mark Carney declared that the “old” defence relationship with the United States was “over,” some signs have emerged about a new path forward, but Canada remains closely tied to historic Canada-U.S. military relations. In the Defence Industrial Strategy last fall, Canada signalled a pivot away from its reliance on U.S. arms exports, but...
It is possible you have never heard of the Permanent Joint Board on Defence. It meets just once or twice a year – these days not even that – to provide Canadian and American military leaders with the opportunity for a full and frank exchange of views on bilateral defence issues. But it is far from the only instrument of...
This weekend, the U.S. paused its participation in an organization most Canadians have likely never heard of: the Permanent Joint Board on Defence. It was established in 1940, following U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s pledge that the U.S. would defend Canada if it were attacked, and Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King’s promise that “enemy forces should not be able...
Prime Minister Mark Carney has shrugged off a surprise move by the United States to suspend for review a bilateral defence board that predates the Cold War. "It has a long heritage but I wouldn't overplay the importance of this," Carney told a news conference in Quebec on Tuesday, when asked about the surprise development. "We have many aspects of...
The Snowbirds are entering a final chapter. After more than five decades in the skies, the federal government has confirmed to CTV News that the Canadian Forces’ iconic aerobatic team will fly its last season with the aircraft that made it famous. Defence Minister David McGuinty will announce Tuesday at Canadian Forces Base Moose Jaw that Canada will retire and...
The moment when Canada moved from Britain’s orbit into America’s can be dated precisely to Aug. 17, 1940. That was the day when Canadian prime minister William Mackenzie King and U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the Ogdensburg Agreement that defined the principle of the joint defence of North America
