Royal Canadian Navy

Canada exercises remaining CSS Asterix option years

CSS Asterix, a combat support ship created by converting and transforming a containership, is to continue to support the Royal Canadian Navy for some years yet. Ottawa-headquartered Inocea Group member Federal Fleet Services (FSS) reports that the Government of Canada has exercised the remaining three option years under its provision of services agreement (PSA) with the company.

In addition to providing the Asterix, FFS provides personnel to operate and maintain the vessel, while the Royal...

https://www.marinelog.com/news/canada-exercises-remaining-css-asterix-option-years/

Chinese PLAN and Russian Navy Finish South China Sea Exercise

Guided-missile destroyer CNS Dalian (105) attached to the PLA Southern Theater Command sails during a far-sea joint training drill in early April, 2023. Chinese MoD Photo

China’s People’s Liberation Army Navy and the Russian Navy wrapped up a joint exercise in the South China Sea and a separate joint naval patrol this week. 

The two navies finished what the PLAN calls Joint Sea 2024, which is known as Maritime Interaction 2024 to the Russians. The drills began on Monday in the South China Sea,...

https://news.usni.org/2024/07/18/chinese-plan-and-russian-navy-finish-south-china-sea-exercise

Canada to acquire up to 12 under-ice capable submarines

In a statement that was perhaps somewhat overshadowed by the announcement of the ICE Pact, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair, last week announced that Canada is taking the first step towards the procurement of up to 12 conventionally-powered, under-ice capable submarines – and that Canada is launching the process to formally engage industry on this acquisition.

“As the country with the longest coastline in the world, Canada needs a new fleet of submarines – and today, we’ve...

https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/canada-to-acquire-up-to-12-under-ice-capable-submarines/

COLUMN | Canada loses control of its shipbuilding budget: Seaspan, Davie and Irving turn up the heat on Ottawa [Offshore Accounts]

The sentiments of American singer-songwriter Teddy Swims on his single Lose Control seems a most appropriate soundtrack for Canada this week, especially as it comes from his debut album, the wonderfully titled I’ve Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1). We have project blow-outs, schedule blow-outs, and some massive delays to report in Canada. Shipbuilding is […]

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