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Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Canada. Show all posts
Tuesday, 19 August 2014

Canada has second thoughts about costly F-35 Lightning

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O Canada, land of "peace, order and good government." Land of compromise and polite politics. Land of turmoil over whether to b...
Monday, 18 August 2014

Canadian Forces quest to obtain unmanned aerial vehicles – 10 years and counting

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The Canadian military’s almost decade-long quest to buy unmanned aerial vehicles has been partly hung up by an internal debate about whet...
Saturday, 1 March 2014

The Cursed Canadian Boats

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Ten years after a fire at sea, the Canadian sub HMCS Chicoutimi is returning to service, sort of. Chicoutimi can only make shallow dives...
Tuesday, 15 October 2013

Republic of Korea Naval Ships Make Historic Visit to Montreal Commemorating Canada's Role in Korean War

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Two Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) ships will visit the Port of Montreal from October 13 to 16, 2013. This historic visit recognizes the 6...
Thursday, 4 July 2013

New $531-million submarine contract protects 200 jobs at Esquimalt

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B.C.’s shipbuilding and repair industry will get a shot of good news Thursday when the Harper government announces a five-year, $531-m...
Monday, 1 July 2013

Navy low on frigates to ship back HMCS Toronto crew

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A shortage of frigates ready to go to sea is forcing the Royal Canadian Navy to fly hundreds of sailors back and forth from th...
Thursday, 27 June 2013

Harrier For Sale On eBay

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A Canadian businessman says he doesn't have the time to enjoy it so he's selling his Sea Harrier jump jet on eBay. Ian Cotton, o...
Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Canada - Sea King helicopter replacement hits a new snag

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The decades-long project to replace Canada's 50-year-old Sea King helicopters has hit another snag, with the government now hiring ...
Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Canada’s submarine fleet needs to start from scratch

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Defence Minister Peter MacKay blames the Liberals for Canada’s troubled fleet of second-hand Victoria-class submarines. It was the Libe...
Thursday, 30 May 2013

Canadian Navy announces designs for new ships, says the military has placed its future in industry’s hands

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The head of the Royal Canadian Navy delivered a poignant reminder Wednesday that the fate of Canada’s military is in industry’s hands as ...
Monday, 13 May 2013

3 Fighter Focus: Eurofighter and Gripen Analyzing the pros and cons of two contenders vying for the title of Canada’s next generation fighter.

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No one disputes the fact that Canada needs to procure new fighters, but that’s where universal agreement ends. Several aircraft types are...
Saturday, 11 May 2013

CMF Warship Makes Second Drugs Bust in Six Weeks

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A warship attached to the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) has made its second major drugs bust in six weeks, seizing over 300kgs of her...
Wednesday, 8 May 2013

Navy frigate spills fuel into Halifax harbour

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The Royal Canadian Navy is cleaning up after one of its frigates spilled fuel into the Halifax harbour early Wednesday morning. Lt.-C...
Tuesday, 7 May 2013

Canada - Feds face tough choice as naval resupply ships, icebreaker on collision course

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The Canadian Coast Guard is also designing a new polar-class icebreaker, the CCGS John G. Diefenbaker, to replace its existing heavy ic...
Thursday, 2 May 2013

Canada’s search and rescue system gets boost from defence minister Peter MacKay

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The federal government is making changes to help improve Canada’s search-and-rescue abilities, just days after a watchdog warned those ca...

Submarine HMCS Windsor hobbled after $209M refit

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More trouble for Canada's fleet of used British submarines. The Royal Canadian Navy has confirmed that HMCS Windsor – f...