Canadian Department of National Defence Archives

January 15, 2021

Canadian Armed Forces awards boat support contract to BC RHIB builder

Written by Baird Maritime on January 15, 2021. Posted in Dive Support, Non-Naval (Maritime Security), Regulation & Enforcement, RIBs and RHIBs, Search and Rescue, Ships (Naval).

Public Services and Procurement Canada, on behalf of the country’s Department of National Defence, has awarded a CA$16.5 million (US$13 million) contract to Zodiac ..

January 24, 2019

Canada to commence submarine life extension programme

Written by Baird Maritime on January 24, 2019. Posted in Submersibles (Naval).

The Canadian Department of National Defence is slated to begin in the coming months its programme to extend the lives of the country’s submarine fleet.

June 24, 2019

Canadian Surface Combatant programme to cost C$8 billion more than previous estimate, PBO report states

Written by Baird Maritime on June 24, 2019. Posted in Ships (Naval).

A report published by Canada's Parliamentary Budget Office (PBO) on Friday, June 21, claims that the cost of the Canadian Surface Combatant (CSC) programme will likely ..

February 3, 2019

Canadian military deems proposed second interim support ship unnecessary

Written by Baird Maritime on February 3, 2019. Posted in Boxship World, Naval auxiliary/support vessels.

The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) has stated that it had no need for a second interim support ship following a thorough assessment of whether acquiring such an asset was ..