Le ministère de la Défense nationale et les Forces armées canadiennes publient les résultats d’une évaluation menée dans le cadre de l’Initiative Elsie pour cerner les obstacles à la participation des femmes aux opérations de paix de l’ONU

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  26 juin 2018 | Local, Naval

  Le Canada fera l’acquisition de trois brise-glaces provisoires

  De : Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada Communiqué de presse Contribuer à protéger les eaux canadiennes 22 juin 2018 – Gatineau (Québec) – Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada Le gouvernement du Canada s'est engagé à munir les membres de la Garde côtière canadienne de l'équipement dont ils ont besoin pour protéger la population et les eaux canadiennes. Au nom de la Garde côtière canadienne, Services publics et Approvisionnement Canada a publié un préavis d'adjudication de contrat (PAC) indiquant son intention de retenir les services de Chantier Davie, de Lévis (Québec), pour l'acquisition et la conversion de trois brise-glaces commerciaux de taille moyenne. Ce PAC s'inscrit dans un processus concurrentiel équitable, car il permet aux fournisseurs ayant une solution comparable de soumettre une proposition avant l'attribution du contrat. Le PAC confirme que le Canada a l'intention de passer un contrat avec Chantier Davie. Les autres fournisseurs intéressés à soumissionner les travaux disposent de 15 jours calendaires pour déclarer leur intérêt en soumettant un « énoncé des capacités » qui satisfait aux exigences définies dans le PAC. Avec ces navires, la Garde côtière canadienne disposera d'une capacité provisoire pendant que les prochains brise-glaces permanents sont construits dans le cadre de la Stratégie nationale de construction navale. Les brise glaces sont essentiels au maintien de l'activité économique maritime du Canada tout au long de l'année. Citations « Notre gouvernement s'est engagé à soutenir la Garde côtière canadienne dans la conduite de ses activités importantes pour le compte de toute la population canadienne. Nous faisons un pas de plus vers l'acquisition de la capacité de déglaçage provisoire requise, à temps pour la prochaine saison de déglaçage. » L'honorable Carla Qualtrough Ministre des Services publics et de l'Approvisionnement « La Garde côtière canadienne a des besoins uniques en raison des diverses conditions de glace difficiles qu'elle rencontre dans les eaux du sud du Canada et l'Arctique. Nous nous assurons de la munir de l'équipement et des outils dont elle a besoin pour protéger les eaux canadiennes et faire en sorte que les voies commerciales demeurent ouvertes pendant la saison des glaces du Canada. » L'honorable Lawrence MacAulay Ministre de l'Agriculture Faits en bref Cette acquisition consistera en l'achat d'une série de trois brise-glaces ravitailleurs-remorqueurs-manipulateurs d'ancres existants. Ces navires remplaceront les navires de la Garde côtière canadienne lorsque ceux-ci font l'objet de travaux d'entretien, de remise en état et de prolongation de la durée utile. Ils seront affectés aux t'ches de déglaçage critiques dans les eaux du sud durant l'hiver, et ils seront déployés dans les eaux de l'Arctique durant l'été, au besoin. Le premier navire est requis rapidement en vue de la prochaine saison de déglaçage (2018-2019). https://www.canada.ca/fr/services-publics-approvisionnement/nouvelles/2018/06/le-canada-fera-lacquisition-de-trois-brise-glaces-provisoires.html

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  8 juin 2020 | Local, Naval

  Comment: It’s time for us to start thinking about new subs

  A commentary by an adjunct professor in global affairs at the University of Prince Edward Island and a fellow with the Canadian Global Affairs Institute Deficits and debt are spiking, and the pandemic has overwhelmed treasury decisions. But, at some point soon, Ottawa needs to make a decision on whether to acquire a submarine replacement. It generally takes 15 years to procure new major capital equipment for the Canadian military, and the four existing Victoria-class diesel-electric submarines acquired secondhand from Britain in 1998 have a planned operational life to 2035. Overlaying this is the reality that the two sources of past Canadian sub buys, the British and the Americans, now operate nuclear-only undersea fleets. Past attempts at Canada going nuclear in the 1964 and 1987 defence white papers revealed that option as too costly and politically contentious. When then-defence minister Peter MacKay floated the idea again in 2011, it met opposition pushback, despite the advantages nuclear subs hold in being able to transit Arctic ice, and was quickly dropped. Even the price tag of a non-nuclear acquisition deterred the Trudeau government from including a replacement project in its 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged defence policy or the National Shipbuilding Strategy, a multi-decade attempt to provide the Navy and coast guard with built-in-Canada vessels. Instead, the government opted for an estimated $2.5-billion modernization project in the mid-2020s to keep the Victorias going to 2035. With no options for new or even second-hand buys from our two closest allies, consideration will have to turn to one of three options, one of which is to build overseas, preferably in collaboration with a country with similar requirements like Australia or Japan, or to build at home using one of the National Shipbuilding Strategy yards. Neither will be cheap. A 2003 Department of National Defence audit picked a $3-billion to $5-billion price tag for four brand new subs. That was 17 years ago. Of course, Ottawa could scrap the 100-year-old submarine service entirely as Denmark did in 2004 once the best-before date passes. However, going the Danish route would result in the loss of a vital capability that, by its very nature, is unknown to most Canadians. Subs, after all, work best when they are out of sight. What is known though are the headlines: the tragic 2004 fire aboard the HMCS Chicoutimi, the 2002 flooding in the HMCS Corner Brook and its grounding in 2011. Despite being purchased in 1998, years of sitting mothballed in British waters, the need to restart spare-part supply lines and to “Canadianize” the subs to our navy's operational standards meant that Victorias did not achieve full operational status until 2015. This year, it emerged that not one of the four subs actually went to sea in 2019 due to maintenance and repair issues. Yet beneath the surface, there is much to consider in renewing the capability. Canada's submarines, current and past, have provided our decision-makers with vital functions that few other countries possess. Submarines are known popularly for their weapons, but it is the combination of their very presence and intelligence and surveillance capabilities, including the ability to loiter for weeks undetected, that are their greatest assets. For a country with the world's longest coastline, bordering three oceans, submarines have proved instrumental in upholding Canadian sovereignty and strengthening critical alliances. A mere “notice of intention” to deploy an Oberon-class submarine altered the political calculus of Spain during the 1995 “Turbot War” off Newfoundland in Ottawa's favour. The Victorias regularly deploy to the Arctic during the summer months for covert surveillance missions. In the Caribbean, these subs participate in anti-drug monitoring. Further afield are the 100-day-plus missions in 2017-18 in the Mediterranean and East Asia. Working with NATO and Japanese allies, respectively, the subs were involved in training, counter-smuggling and counter-terrorism operations. In an attempt to boost familiarity with a complex and tense region, the Pacific deployment represented the first time a Canadian sub had deployed to Japan in 50 years. Tellingly, the subs are also up for consideration for deployment to monitor the enforcement of UN sanctions against North Korea. Even before the onset of COVID-19, the Indo-Pacific was the scene of a naval arms buildup between major regional players, China, Japan, South Korea, India and Australia. Now, factor in the worsening tensions between Beijing and Washington. With Canada looking to uphold multilateral security norms and diversify trade relations, helping secure our own waters and those of allies will become more important, not less in the years ahead. Now is the time to consider a future replacement — a lot happens in 15 years. https://www.timescolonist.com/opinion/op-ed/comment-it-s-time-for-us-to-start-thinking-about-new-subs-1.24147700

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  4 septembre 2019 | Local, Aérospatial

  Sweden’s Saab undecided on whether it will participate in Canadian fighter-jet competition

  THE CANADIAN PRESS Days after Airbus Defence and Space pulled out of the $19-billion race to replace Canada's aging fighter jets, the only European firm still eligible to compete says it has not decided whether it will. Saab Canada president Simon Carroll says the Swedish firm is interested in entering its Gripen jet against its two remaining competitors, both of which are from the United States: Boeing's Super Hornet and Lockheed Martin's F-35. However, Mr. Carroll told The Canadian Press on Tuesday that his company is still analyzing the competition's nitty-gritty details – including a security requirement that forced out two other European jet makers. All bidders are required to explain by Sept. 20 how they plan to ensure their planes can integrate with the top-secret Canada-U.S. intelligence network known as “Two Eyes,” which is used to co-ordinate the defence of North America. But in announcing its withdrawal from the competition on Friday, Airbus said meeting the requirement would place “too significant of a cost” on non-U.S. aircraft. French firm Dassault cited the same requirement when it pulled its Rafale jet in November. “We are still looking at that security assessment side of things from the Two-Eyes perspective,” Mr. Carroll said. “We don't see any major issues with it as this point in time. Having said that, we're still reviewing everything through the whole [request for proposals] at this point in time and we will reserve the right to make our judgment on whether or not we provide a bid.” Airbus also raised concerns about changes to a long-standing policy that requires bidders on military contracts to legally commit to invest as much money in Canadian products and operations as they get out of contracts they win. Bidders can now instead establish “industrial targets,” lay out a plan for achieving those targets and sign non-binding agreements promising to make all efforts to achieve them. Such bids do suffer penalties when the bids are scored, but are not rejected outright. That change followed U.S. complaints the previous policy violated an agreement Canada signed in 2006 to become one of nine partner countries in developing the F-35. The agreement says companies in the partner countries will compete for work associated with purchases of the planes. While Saab has previously raised its own concerns about the change, saying it would shortchange Canadian taxpayers and industry, Mr. Carroll said it was “not a hurdle” and that “we think we have a very good offering for what we can offer in Canada.” Even participating in the competition is not a cheap proposition for fighter-jet makers; while Carroll would not speak to the potential cost to Saab, analysts have previously pegged the cost in the millions of dollars. While companies are expected to submit their plans to meet the Two Eyes security requirement on Sept. 20, the government has said it will provide feedback and let bidders amend their submissions. Final bids aren't expected until next winter, with a formal contract signed in 2022. The first plane won't arrive until at least 2025. Successive federal government have been working to replace Canada's CF-18s for more than a decade. Mr. Carroll praised the government for being transparent as it has worked for years to launch the competition, which followed an aborted attempt between 2010 and 2012 to buy F-35s without a competition. “We're supportive of the government processes and what they've done moving forward,” he said. “The transparency from the government has been very good. They've given ample opportunity for us to review documents. They've been very open in saying that these are the dates and these are the times.” https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/article-swedens-saab-undecided-on-whether-it-will-participate-in-canadian/