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The division would be responsible to the Royal Canadian Air Force commander for the generation of space capabilities for various missions.

By Alan Williams In the recent debate over Canada's troubled defence procurement system some have advocated for the need for more flexible rules to expedite delivery of military equipment. For example, the suggestion has been made that there is a requirement to provide Treasury Board Ministers with the ability to recommend waiving or amending policies to allow military equipment to be purchased to meet urgent requirements. Such action is unnecessary as the government currently has this capability. Under section 513 1 (d) of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), the government can bypass competition and sole source acquisitions when, “if strictly necessary, and for reasons of urgency brought about by events unforeseeable by the procuring entity, the goods or services could not be obtained in time using open tendering.” This clause is often used to provide the military with the goods and services it needs during wartime.

Now, the first joint support ship won't be delivered until at least 2025, while the second is supposed to arrive in 2027.

As the Canadian federal government negotiates with its U.S. counterpart for the sale of the F-35 to replace the RCAF CF-188 Hornet, Top Aces is preparing for how best to deliver aggressor air training for a fighter far more advanced than the Hornet.

Ahead of a NATO summit in Spain, the Prime Minister said Canada has repeatedly proven its commitment to the military alliance by stepping up with deployments in Latvia and elsewhere

MADRID - Russian troops poured into Ukraine on the morning of Feb. 24, invading by land and sea as airstrikes ...

The Canadian Forces will get rid of some capabilities as well as examine having public servants and contractors take on roles now handled by military…

Ce mercredi 29 juin, les chefs d'État et de gouvernement des pays de l'OTAN, réunis en sommet à Madrid, ont approuvé le nouveau concept stratégique de l'OTAN. Ils sont convenus de procéder à une « adaptation fondamentale de la posture de dissuasion et de Défense de l'OTAN » et, d'augmenter à la fois les investissements de Défense et l'enveloppe des fonds communs OTAN. Ils ont résolu « d'accroître leur soutien à l'Ukraine et de l'inscrire dans la durée », selon le communiqué de l'Alliance. Les Etats-Unis ont annoncé de nouveaux renforts militaires américains en Europe, terrestres, maritimes et aériens. La Russie représente « la menace la plus importante et la plus directe » pour la sécurité de la coalition militaire occidentale, a déclaré le secrétaire général de l'OTAN, Jens Stoltenberg, à la suite des annonces américaines. Ensemble de la presse du 30 juin

Ottawa va investir 4,9 milliards de dollars sur six ans pour moderniser et pour augmenter les capacités de défense continentale du Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord (NORAD), géré conjointement avec les États-Unis, a annoncé lundi la ministre de la Défense Anita Anand. «