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  29 juin 2023 | Local, Autre défense

  La ministre de la Défense Anita Anand rencontre son homologue britannique et annonce le déploiement naval de l’OTAN

  Le 29 juin 2023 – Londres (Royaume‑Uni) – Défense nationale/Forces armées canadiennes Aujourd’hui, l’honorable Anita Anand, ministre de la Défense nationale, a rencontré le très honorable Ben Wallace, secrétaire d’État à la Défense du Royaume‑Uni, à Londres. La ministre Anand a remercié le secrétaire d’État Wallace d’avoir accueilli les membres des Forces armées canadiennes déployés dans le cadre de l’opération UNIFIER pour former les soldats ukrainiens, de même que le détachement de l’Aviation royale canadienne à Prestwick, en Écosse, qui a livré plus de dix millions de livres d’aide militaire destinée à l’Ukraine. Au cours de leur réunion, les ministres ont discuté des priorités en vue du prochain Sommet de l’Organisation du Traité de l’Atlantique Nord (OTAN) à Vilnius, notamment le renforcement du flanc oriental de l’OTAN, l’aide militaire offerte à l’Ukraine et la posture de dissuasion et de défense de l’OTAN. La ministre Anand a également annoncé que le 3 juillet, le Canada déploiera les navires canadiens de Sa Majesté (NCSM) Shawinigan et Summerside, qui quitteront leur port d’attache d’Halifax, en Nouvelle‑Écosse, pour aller rejoindre le 1er Groupe permanent de lutte contre les mines de l’OTAN (SNMCMG1) dans le cadre de l’opération REASSURANCE. Les deux navires comptent à leur bord des équipes de plongeurs-démineurs de la Marine royale canadienne provenant des Unités de plongée de la Flotte Atlantique et Pacifique, ainsi que des véhicules sous‑marins autonomes capables d’effectuer des opérations de recherche et de lutte contre les mines. La contribution des deux navires de défense côtière (NDC) de la classe Kingston dans le cadre des activités du SNMCMG1 témoigne de l’engagement continu du Canada à l’égard de la présence en mer continue à haut niveau de préparation de l’OTAN, et du rôle de premier plan joué par la Marine royale canadienne dans le renforcement de la sécurité dans les eaux européennes. Au cours de sa visite au Royaume‑Uni, la ministre a également prononcé une allocution devant les membres du Royal United Services Institute (RUSI), où elle a parlé du soutien militaire offert par le Canada à l’Ukraine, de la modernisation du système de défense canadien, ainsi que des défis et des possibilités dans la région indo‑pacifique. En outre, la ministre Anand a rencontré M. Charles Woodburn, président‑directeur général de BAE Systems, elle s’est entretenue avec le très honorable David Lammy, secrétaire d’État fantôme aux Affaires étrangères, du Commonwealth et du développement, et elle a visité l’école de Liphook ou elle a rencontré des élèves de huit et neuf ans qui effectuent des recherches sur un camp d’entraînement canadien qui se trouvait à Bramshott pendant la Première Guerre mondiale. Le Canada et le Royaume‑Uni entretiennent une relation de défense et de collaboration étroite de longue date façonnée par nos valeurs et nos croyances communes.  Citations « Le Royaume‑Uni est l’un des alliés les plus proches et les plus importants du Canada. Je remercie le secrétaire d’État Wallace pour son accueil chaleureux dans le cadre de ma première visite officielle au Royaume‑Uni à titre de ministre de la Défense du Canada, ainsi que pour les discussions productives que nous avons eues sur une série de priorités mutuelles. Nos deux pays jouent un rôle de premier plan dans le soutien à l’Ukraine, et en tant que membres dévoués de l’Alliance de l’OTAN, nos deux pays demeureront unis pour faire face aux nouveaux défis en matière de sécurité. » - L’honorable Anita Anand, ministre de la Défense nationale Faits en bref La relation de défense et de sécurité entre le Canada et le Royaume‑Uni est enracinée dans l’histoire et favorisée par le fait que les deux pays sont des alliés de l’OTAN et qu’ils collaborent étroitement au sein d’organisations internationales, y compris les Nations Unies et le Commonwealth. Les liens entre le Canada et le Royaume‑Uni ont été tissés en temps de paix et de guerre, notamment pendant les deux guerres mondiales, en Corée et au cours de presque tous les grands conflits depuis plus d’un siècle, y compris en Afghanistan et en Libye. Depuis août 2022, le personnel des Forces armées canadiennes déployé au Royaume‑Uni a formé environ 2 000 recrues des forces armées de l’Ukraine, en collaboration avec l’opération INTERFLEX menée par le Royaume-Uni. Les cours dirigés par le Canada durent plusieurs semaines et portent sur des sujets tels que le maniement des armes, les premiers soins sur le champ de bataille, les techniques de campagne, les tactiques de patrouille et le droit des conflits armés.  Depuis le début de 2022, le Canada s’est engagé à fournir plus de huit milliards de dollars en aide à l’Ukraine, y compris 1,5 milliard de dollars en assistance militaire. Cela comprend 288 missiles AIM-7, 10 000 munitions d’artillerie de 105 mm, huit chars de combat principaux Leopard 2A4 et un véhicule blindé de dépannage, un système national de missiles surface-air perfectionné (NASAMS) accompagné de munitions, 39 véhicules blindés d’appui tactique, des armes antichars, des armes légères, des obusiers M777 accompagnés de munitions, des caméras pour drones à haute résolution, des vêtements d’hiver et bien plus encore. Le Canada se joindra au centre de maintenance et d’entretien des chars Leopard 2 en Pologne et contribuera aux efforts multinationaux visant à former des pilotes et à assurer la maintenance et le soutien des F‑16 de l’Ukraine par la mise à profit de l’expertise canadienne dans ces domaines. https://www.canada.ca/fr/ministere-defense-nationale/nouvelles/2023/06/la-ministre-de-la-defense-anita-anand-rencontre-son-homologue-britannique-et-annonce-le-deploiement-naval-de-lotan.html

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  17 décembre 2018 | Local, Naval

  ‘Near total power failure’: Questions about propulsion system on new Canadian warship

  David Pugliese, Ottawa Citizen The Defence department has acknowledged the government's choice for a $60-billion warship program has a propulsion system that has been plagued by problems, at times shutting down entirely while at sea. But the department says it is confident the Type 26 ship, designed by the British firm BAE, meets all the requirements necessary for the Royal Canadian Navy's future fleet. The acknowledgement of the problems is contained in a Department of National Defence fact sheet that outlines potential issues with the selection of Lockheed Martin Canada, with its bid of the BAE Type 26 vessel, as the “preferred bidder” for the Canadian Surface Combatant program. That $60-billion CSC program, the largest single government purchase in Canadian history, will see the construction of 15 warships at Irving Shipbuilding in Halifax. Among the issues addressed by the DND was an outline of some potential problems with the Type 26 warship. “The British Navy has had serious issues with the propulsion system in their BAE Type 45s, both in the generator — which has caused near-total power failures — and the engines themselves,” the DND document noted. “Given it uses the same propulsion system, will this affect the CSC too?” But in the document, the DND also expressed confidence in the Type 26, adding that a design that didn't meet all the requirements would not have been considered. Until negotiations with the preferred bidder are completed, the DND can't discuss specific elements of the warship design, the department's response pointed out. Over the years, the BAE Type 45 destroyers have been plagued by problems, with the propulsion system conking out during operations and exercises. In March the British government awarded a contract to BAE worth more than $200 million to fix the problems, with the first ship to be overhauled by 2021. But a representative of the Lockheed Martin Canada-BAE team noted in an email to Postmedia that the propulsion system for the Type 26 “is fundamentally different to the Type 45 propulsion system.” “The T26 design therefore offers more propulsion options, both mechanical and electrical, and is underpinned by a greater number of propulsion engines, providing greater redundancy,” the email noted. “We are confident that the Type 26 design is the right solution for the Royal Canadian Navy and meets the requirements for the Canadian Surface Combatant.” Officials with the consortium expressed surprise at the suggestion the Type 45 issues could be linked to the Type 26 design. Negotiations with Lockheed Martin Canada on the surface combatant program have already hit a roadblock after the Canadian International Trade Tribunal ordered the Canadian government on Nov. 27 to postpone the awarding of a contract while it investigates claims the Type 26 doesn't meet the military's needs. That came after Alion, one of the firms that submitted a bid on the CSC project, filed a complaint with the trade tribunal. Alion, a U.S. firm, has also filed a legal challenge in federal court, asking for a judicial review of the decision by Irving and the Canadian government to select Lockheed Martin and the BAE design. Alion argues the Type 26 cannot meet the stated mandatory requirements, including speed, that Canada set out for the new warship and because of that should be disqualified. Alion had offered Canada the Dutch De Zeven Provinciën Air Defence and Command frigate, which the firm says meets all of Canada's requirements. The entry of the BAE Type 26 warship in the competition was controversial. Previously the Liberal government had said only mature existing designs or designs of ships already in service with other navies would be accepted, on the grounds they could be built faster and would be less risky. Unproven designs can face challenges as problems are found once the vessel is in the water and operating. But that criteria was changed and the government and Irving accepted the BAE design, though at the time it existed only on the drawing board. Construction began on the first Type 26 frigate in the summer of 2017 for Britain's Royal Navy, but it has not yet been completed. Company claims about what the Type 26 ship can do, including how fast it can go, are based on simulations or projections. The two other bidders in the Canadian program have ships actually in service with other navies so their capabilities are known. dpugliese@postmedia.com Twitter.com/davidpugliese https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/questions-raised-about-propulsion-system-on-new-canadian-warship-amid-fears-engines-could-conk-out

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  5 mars 2019 | Local, Aérospatial

  Budget Officer’s analysis of used Australian F-18 deal to be released Thursday

  DAVID PUGLIESE, OTTAWA CITIZEN The Parliamentary Budget Officer will release his report Thursday on the federal government's purchase of used Australian F-18 fighter jets for the Canadian Forces. Yves Giroux's report will be a fiscal analysis of the government's acquisition of the 25 aircraft. Eighteen of the Australian F-18 aircraft will eventually be flying for the Canadian Forces, while another seven will be used for testing and spare parts. The Royal Canadian Air Force are using the jets as interim fighters to boost the capability of the current fleet of CF-18s until a new generation aircraft can be bought. The Royal Canadian Air Force recently received its first two used Australian fighter jets at 4 Wing Cold Lake in Alberta. The first two aircraft were F/A-18A models, which means they are single seat aircraft. The aircraft were flown to Cold Lake, Alberta, from Nellis, Nevada, where they were participating in Exercise RED FLAG. The aircraft will be employed at 3 Wing Bagotville and 4 Wing Cold Lake, according to the RCAF. Deliveries of the Australian jets will continue at regular intervals for the next three years, and aircraft will be integrated into the CF-18 fleet as modifications are completed, according to the RCAF. The final aircraft are expected to arrive by the end of 2021. A second group of planes are expected to arrive later this year. Canada is paying Australia $90 million for the aircraft. The federal government originally estimated the purchase of the Australian jets would cost around $500 million, but the Department of National Defence's procurement chief, Pat Finn, said that price reflected every aspect of the associated deal, not just the cost of purchasing the jets. Canada is also acquiring extra spare parts, the Australian jets will have to be outfitted with specific Canadian equipment and software and testing will be needed. The $500-million project estimate also included $50 million in contingency funds to cover any problems and another $35 million for the salaries of all civilian and military personnel involved over the life of the project. An additional $30 million will be spent on new infrastructure over the years needed to accommodate the aircraft. Those costs add up to $360 million, Finn said. But DND also plans to upgrade its existing fleet of CF-18s with new communications gear and equipment required to meet regulations to operate in civilian airspace, improvements which the Australian jets will also eventually receive at a cost of around $110 million, an amount that brought the original estimate to nearly $500 million. The Liberal government had planned to buy 18 new Super Hornet fighter jets from U.S. aerospace giant Boeing to augment the Royal Canadian Air Force's CF-18s until new aircraft can be purchased in the coming years. But in 2017 Boeing complained to the U.S. Commerce Department that Canadian subsidies for Quebec-based Bombardier allowed it to sell its C-series civilian passenger aircraft in the U.S. at cut-rate prices. As a result, the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump enacted a tariff of almost 300 per cent against the Bombardier aircraft sold in the U.S. In retaliation, Canada cancelled the deal to buy the 18 Super Hornets, which would have cost more than US$5 billion. Instead of buying the new Super Hornets, the Liberals decided to acquire the used Australian jets. https://ottawacitizen.com/news/national/defence-watch/budget-officers-analysis-of-used-australian-f-18-deal-to-be-released-thursday