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The Royal Canadian Navy will upgrade the current Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) point defence missile system on its Halifax Class frigates to the Block 2 version. [78] Unmanned surface vehicle: USV: N/A: N/A: N/A: In 2012, the government of Canada announced a $3-million to support research on USV technologies.
Bell Helicopter Textron Canada Inc. was awarded a C$640 million contract to overhaul and repair the CH-146 fleet until retirement in 2021. The contract includes options to extend the contract up to 2025 if necessary. [6] [7] In January 2019, Canada announced plans to modernize and extend the life of the existing 85 CH-146s to 2031. [8]
In 2006 Prime Minister Stephen Harper had spoken about building three to four icebreakers capable of travelling through thick ice in the Arctic Ocean. [31] [32] [33] In 2007 it was announced that the Canadian Armed Forces would purchase six to eight patrol ships having an ice class of Polar Class 5, meaning that they were capable of limited icebreaking, [34] based on the Norwegian Svalbard ...
The Canada First Defence Strategy (CFDS) was the military recruitment, procurement, and improvement strategy of the former Canadian government of Stephen Harper to improve the overall effectiveness of the Canadian Forces. The strategy aimed to enforce Arctic sovereignty with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Canadian Coast Guard.
The defence of Canada itself; The defence of North America in co-operation with US forces; Contributing to broader international security. [77] During the Cold War, a principal focus of Canadian defence policy was contributing to the security of Europe in the face of the Soviet military threat. Toward that end, Canadian ground and air forces ...
Supports Canada's efforts in the Middle East and southwest Asia, and promotes Canadian values through regular presence and exchange with military allies, foreign armed forces, and governments in the USCENTCOM area of responsibility. [26] [44] Operation Impact – Canada's contribution to the US-led international coalition against ISIS.
The 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge reminds us that appeasing tyrants never works. The U.S. must continue to stand strong against tyrants like Vladimir Putin to keep America safe.
In 2007, the three Canadian territorial governments released "A Northern Vision: A Stronger North and a Better Canada". The vision's main themes are sovereignty, circumpolar relations and climate change. [26] In 2009, the Government of Canada presented Canada's Northern Strategy: Our North, Our Heritage, Our Future. It focused on four ...