Originally the Canadian Surface Combatant program had the Sea Ceptor for Close-In Air Defence. The missile was supposed to be key to protecting the 15 new warships that are going to cost Canadian taxpayers at least $80 billion. Sea Ceptor, from the European consortium MBDA, is the next-generation, ship-based, all-weather, air defence weapon system. It […]
On Oct. 29, 2024 the Ottawa Citizen published my latest article about the abandonment of Afghan-Canadians who served the Canadian Forces with distinction. Some of the Language and Cultural Advisors or LCAs were wounded while others are dealing with post traumatic stress disorder. These individuals were Canadian citizens of Afghan origin who on the request […]
The Canadian Forces Ombudsman released a new report today. This review looks at the most recent iterations of the DND’s internal complaints processes to “determine whether they are properly designed to produce fair outcomes for our constituents,” the Ombudsman says. Links to the report Fair decision-making for fair outcomes – Canada.ca Des processus décisionnels équitables […]
There has been a lot of talk about how drones are reshaping modern warfare, with much focus on the role being played by robotic aircraft during the war in Ukraine. But the statistics from the battlefield show that artillery is still dominant on the battlefield. Russian artillery far outweighs Ukraine Russia is estimated to have […]
National Post columnist Jon Ivison has written a piece that outlines how Canada’s fighter jet competition was rigged right from the beginning to select the Lockheed Martin F-35. Behind the scenes, defence insiders in Ottawa have always maintained that this was the case. Ivison lays it out for all to see in a column dated […]
Drones promised by Canada to Ukraine will arrive in that country as early as May, says Natasha Kim, Associate Deputy Minister at the Department of National Defence. In response to questions from the Senate defence committee on April 8, Kim pointed to the impending deliveries of equipment. “We are looking to have the drones that […]
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has released its annual report on global military spending. Total global military expenditure reached $2443 billion in 2023, an increase of 6.8 per cent in real terms from 2022. This was the steepest year-on-year increase since 2009. The 10 largest spenders in 2023—led by the United States, China […]
Nineteen Wing Comox will be celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force by hosting the return of the Comox Air Show on May 18. This free event will take place at 19 Wing/CFB Comox, British Columbia, with the gates open from 9am to 4pm. Members of the public are invited to come […]
News reports have noted that Jacob Flickinger, the World Central Kitchen aid worker killed by Israel in an attack in Gaza that also left six fellow aid workers dead, was a Canadian Forces veteran. This, however, is not the first time a former or serving Canadian Forces member has been killed by Israel. In 2006, […]
Canadian Armed Forces members with the Royal Canadian Dragoons took part in a live-fire exercise for the Leopard 2 main battle tank in late March. Currently deployed on Operation Reassurance, the exercises involved high explosive ammunition being tested at Camp Adazi, in Adazi, Latvia. Meanwhile, a Canadian military briefing obtained by the Ottawa Citizen found […]
About 70 Canadian Armed Forces members were deployed to Jamaica as part of the Haiti mission and at the request of the Jamaican government, the Department of National Defence announced. The Canadians will provide training to military personnel from Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations who are set to deploy to Haiti as part of the United […]
Waffen SS veteran Yaroslav Hunka continues to be in the news. As you may recall, Hunka, a member of SS Galicia, also known as the 14th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Galician), received a standing ovation from MPs in the House of Commons last fall. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Wayne Eyre […]
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