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Featured / Geopolitics / North America

Canada Outlines Plan to Increase Defense Spending and Conduct a New Defense Policy Review

April 11, 2022November 28, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada can be added to the growing list of countries that have pledged to increase defense spending in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Ottawa released a 2022 budget …

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Defense / Featured / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Selects F-35 to Replace CF-18 Fleet…Again

March 30, 2022March 30, 2022 - by Shaun McDougall

Canada has selected the F-35 to replace its fleet of aging CF-18 Hornet fighters. On March 28, Public Services and Procurement Canada announced the government was entering contract negotiations with …

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Boeing Dropped from Canadian Fighter Competition

December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 - by Shaun McDougall

Boeing is officially out of Canada’s fighter jet competition. The company was offering its F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to replace the Royal Canadian Air Force’s CF-18 fleet. Canada plans to buy …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Delays Fighter Jet Bid Deadline to July

May 7, 2020May 8, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

The Canadian government has delayed the bid deadline for its CF-18 fighter replacement program by one month.  The move extends the deadline for accepting bids to July 31, 2020.   Bids …

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Defense / Naval Systems / North America

Keel-Laying Ceremony Held for First Canadian Joint Support Ship

January 17, 2020January 17, 2020 - by Shaun McDougall

A keel-laying ceremony was held January 16 for the first of two Canadian Joint Support Ships being built at Seaspan’s Vancouver Shipyards.  The ships are being built using modular construction …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

Boeing Offers Industrial Benefits Package in Canadian Fighter Jet Bid

November 21, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Boeing is offering a multibillion dollar industrial benefits package as part of its fighter jet pitch to Canada in hopes that support for domestic industry will give the company an …

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Defense / Naval Systems / North America

Canadian Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship Delivery Delayed Again

November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Delivery of Canada’s first Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship (AOPS) has been delayed yet again, and is not expected to take place until the end of March.  Delivery of the …

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Featured / Geopolitics / North America

Canada’s Justin Trudeau Remains in Power, but Fails to Secure Majority Government

October 24, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

Justin Trudeau will remain Canada’s prime minister following the latest national elections, but his Liberal Party lost seats and will move forward in a minority government. Back in 2015, the …

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Defense / Military Aircraft / North America

Canada Refining Requirements for New UAV Fleet; Request for Proposals Expected Next Year

October 21, 2019December 10, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The Canadian government is in discussions with a pair of unmanned aerial vehicle manufacturers to refine requirements for a new fleet of armed medium-altitude, long-endurance drones.  The new aircraft are …

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Defense / Military Space / North America

Canada Launches Initiative to Protect Satellites

September 24, 2019September 24, 2019 - by Shaun McDougall

The Canadian Department of National Defence has launched an initiative to develop new capabilities to protect satellites.  The effort has been dubbed “Shields Up,” a reference to the popular Star …

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