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NATO kicks off largest manoeuvres since Cold War
Military forces from 31 countries began NATO's largest exercise in decades, stretching from the Baltic Sea to Iceland, on Thursday, practising military manoeuvres close to Russia, which itself held a huge military drill last month. Lockheed Martin selected as preferred designer for Canada's next generation of warships
A group of companies led by multinational defence giant Lockheed Martin has been selected as the preferred designer for Canada's next generation of warships, the Liberal government said Friday.
Russian fighter jets and ships are trying to provoke British and Dutch marines on exercise in the Arctic Circle, one of the Netherlands' most senior military officials has revealed.Did the U.S. air force just lose multiple F-22 fighter jets after leaving them in the eye of Hurricane Michael'
Details are scarce, but reports indicate multiple F-22s, which cost some $150 million each, may have been wrecked at Florida's Tyndall Air Base
Details are scarce, but reports indicate multiple F-22s, which cost some $150 million each, may have been wrecked at Florida's Tyndall Air BaseDid the U.S. air force just lose multiple F-22 fighter jets after leaving them in the eye of Hurricane Michael'
Details are scarce, but reports indicate multiple F-22s, which cost some $150 million each, may have been wrecked at Florida's Tyndall Air Base
Details are scarce, but reports indicate multiple F-22s, which cost some $150 million each, may have been wrecked at Florida's Tyndall Air Base UN reports sharp deterioration in Mali since Canadian peacekeepers arrived
In a sobering new report, the head of the United Nations says the security situation in Mali has sharply deteriorated over the past three months even as demand for food aid and other humanitarian assistance has skyrocketed. Court drops bomb by ruling against constitutionality of military justice system
Canada's military justice system is in danger of being blown up following a bombshell court ruling that found the current process of trying service members for serious crimes — including sexual assault and murder — violates their charter rights. Veterans Affairs cuts benefits to jailed relatives, but won't say if Garnier affected
Ottawa will no longer pay for benefits for incarcerated relatives of veterans in the wake of the controversy over treatment for Christopher Garnier, a convicted killer who never served in military and got PTSD from murdering an off-duty police officer.China, Russia slam U.S. over sanctions related to their military transactions
The Chinese government expressed anger on Friday and demanded the withdrawal of Trump administration sanctions laid a day earlier on its military for purchases made in Russia.
The Chinese government expressed anger on Friday and demanded the withdrawal of Trump administration sanctions laid a day earlier on its military for purchases made in Russia. EXCLUSIVE: Trudeau Liberals leave $372M meant to help veterans unspent since taking officeMilitary | 207148 hits | 10:46 AM on Sunday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Canadian military unveils rules for recreational cannabis consumption
The Canadian military has released rules for its members when it comes to recreational cannabis consumption. Members of the Armed Forces will not be allowed to consume cannabis during a shift or domestic exercise. They will not be allowed to bring cannabi Canada's special forces kept too many secrets about Afghan missions, says report
Canada’s special forces and elite counterterrorism units took secrecy too far and left their commanders — and sometimes the units themselves — in the dark about critical and occasionally deadly missions in Afghanistan, says the final report of a long-awai Supreme Court won't hear veterans' lawsuit appealMilitary | 208135 hits | 1:26 PM on Thursday | posted by Freakinoldguy
An attempt to sue the federal government by a group of disgruntled Afghan veterans has been dealt a final, fatal blow with the Supreme Court of Canada’s refusal on Thursday to hear an appeal of their case. He never served, but Veterans Affairs pays for convicted murderer's PTSD treatmentMilitary | 208311 hits | 10:42 AM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
The decision by Veterans Affairs Canada to pay for treatment for a Halifax man who never served in the military and got PTSD from murdering an off-duty police officer is upsetting both an advocate for veterans and a family member of the officer.Russia planning to hold biggest war games in nearly 40 years
Russia will hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades next month, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu says, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies.
Russia will hold its biggest war games in nearly four decades next month, Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu says, a massive military exercise that will also involve the Chinese and Mongolian armies. Century-old wood used to pave early Vancouver splintering in heat
Hidden below the streets of downtown Vancouver, under decades of asphalt, there's a layer of history that reminds us how the City of Glass used to be built of wood — and paved with it too. Canadian Rangers receive new rifles, replacing decades-old model
After years of waiting, Rangers in Canada’s North are going to get their new rifles, three years after the federal government first announced the upgrades. Canadian sniper rifles expected to be in the hands of Ukrainian military by fall, MP says
Global Affairs Canada would not say whether Canadian taxpayers are financing the sale, and would not provide any other details about the arms deal
A former soldier who has been interviewed about the alleged attempted murders of two men on Bloody Sunday has spoken out about the investigation.Doug Beattie: The proposed new legacy system is a bad deal that will not give victims justice and the public must make itself heard
Listening to the Victims Commissioner – Judith Thompson – argue that the legacy consultation has had a poor uptake, I remain disappointed that she has not been more vocal about the place of victims within the consultation.
Listening to the Victims Commissioner – Judith Thompson – argue that the legacy consultation has had a poor uptake, I remain disappointed that she has not been more vocal about the place of victims within the consultation. Canada to command NATO training mission in Iraq
Canada will assume command of a NATO training mission in Iraq for its first year, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Wednesday. Military | 207251 hits | 1:03 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Prime Minister notes Liberal government’s recent defence policy review committed Canada to an increase of 70 per cent in defence spending over the next 10 years. Cyberattacks targeting Canadian troops in Latvia seem to be easing off
It's been all quiet on the eastern front lately for Canadian troops in Latvia, who say the deluge of fake news and cyberattacks that greeted their arrival in the Baltic state has been dramatically — and somewhat inexplicably — scaled back. What is 'the backbone' of the Canadian Army doing in a junk yard'
Why tens of millions of dollars worth of Canadian-made light armoured vehicles, or LAVs, are sitting in a London, Ont. scrap yard waiting to be disassembled.BAE wins multi-million pound Australian warship contract
The multi-million pound deal to build nine frigates marks a sea-change for British naval exports.
The multi-million pound deal to build nine frigates marks a sea-change for British naval exports. Gen. Vance orders permanent removal of Vice Admiral Norman from his position
Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jon Vance has ordered the permanent removal of Vice Admiral Mark Norman from his job as vice chief of the defence staff. Trudeau's 1st peacekeeping mission just under UN goal of 15% female soldiersMilitary | 208456 hits | 10:21 AM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Canada's first major peacekeeping deployment under the Trudeau Liberals will fall slightly short of the United Nations goal in terms of the participation of women, Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says. Discriminated against for depression: Transport Canada ordered to give B.C. man top-secret job
Transport Canada has been ordered to give a Victoria man a job with top-secret security clearance — and compensation as high as $500,000 — because he faced discrimination due to depression.Airstrike destroys car of Palestinian leader 'behind explosive kites being flown into Israel'
People living along the Gaza border reportedly got fed up with the increasing number of kites and balloons designed to create fires being flown into Israel.
Military | 208108 hits | 4:15 PM on Monday | posted by N_Fiddledog
People living along the Gaza border reportedly got fed up with the increasing number of kites and balloons designed to create fires being flown into Israel. She lost her child and her leg in a horrific car crash. Now, an air force officer is fighting her military bossesMilitary | 207374 hits | 12:14 AM on Thursday | posted by N_Fiddledog
'This is for repairs for my leg from when I was still in uniform, serving my country. I find it difficult to swallow' Soldiers ordered to return sleeping bags, rucksacks due to 'shortfall of equipment'Military | 207319 hits | 11:52 PM on Wednesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
'Cowardly act': Afghanistan war monument vandalized in Fort McMurray
A light armoured vehicle that sits outside the Fort McMurray Legion in commemoration of the 162 Canadians killed in Afghanistan was vandalized Monday. Soldiers ordered to return sleeping bags, rucksacks due to 'shortfall of equipment'
The Canadian Armed Forces has ordered its members to return rucksacks and sleeping bag kits so they can be redistributed because of a “shortfall of equipment,”. The order encompasses two types of rucksacks, including one that was first issued in 1982, as Canadian military falling well short of its target for recruiting womenMilitary | 207762 hits | 12:33 PM on Tuesday | posted by N_Fiddledog
The Canadian military has barely moved the needle on its ambitious plan to recruit more women, just over a year after the Liberal government introduced its gender-focused defence policy, new figures reveal. RCAF helicopter drops raft into sleeping Miami woman's bedroom
A Florida woman awoke Wednesday afternoon to what she thought was a bomb going off. It turned out to be a life raft that had fallen from a Royal Canadian Air Force helicopter and punched a hole in her roof. Fabled WW2 destroyer named as ceremonial flagship
National Defence plans to designate the Second World War destroyer HMCS Haida as the Royal Canadian Navy's "ceremonial flagship." Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the storied warship is an important part of Canada's naval history. Ottawa rescues military disability insurance plan with $622 million bailout
Higher-than-expected disability claims are draining the Canadian military's long-term disability insurance plan. The Liberal government is pouring over $622 million into the plan to prop it up, according to newly released budget documents.
Navy commodore plays down Canada's encounter with Russian warships
A senior naval commander is playing down an account from one of his sailors of a seemingly tense standoff between a Canadian warship and Russian vessels during a recent deployment. Disabled veterans take legal battle with Liberals to Supreme Court
A group of disabled veterans is taking its legal fight for better benefits to the Supreme Court of Canada. The six veterans involved in the Equitas case say the federal government has breached its sacred obligation to care for the country's wounded soldieRussian fighter buzzes U.S. navy jet over Black Sea as fears of midair collisions mount
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that the United States considers the incident to be of 'the highest level of concern'
State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said that the United States considers the incident to be of 'the highest level of concern' We've given up on Canada's military, so let's abandon it altogetherMilitary | 208150 hits | 1:22 AM on Tuesday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Canada's CF-18s to fly until 2032 as new fighter jets expected to be slowly phased inMilitary | 208471 hits | 10:05 PM on Sunday | posted by Freakinoldguy
Companies who took part in an industry day outlining government plans were told the jets, dating from 1982, will be retired after 50 years of service Canada's top military judge charged in alleged fraud
Canada's highest-ranking military judge has been charged in an alleged fraud involving false documents and an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate. Canadas military has 'capability' to help enforce North Korea sanctionsMilitary | 207342 hits | 3:58 AM on Monday | posted by shockedcanadian
Army bans soldiers from saying 'outdated' Sir on the phone
Army chiefs have told troops they must no longer answer the phone saying ‘How can I help you Sir’ – as they cannot be sure of the gender of the person on the line.
Military | 207502 hits | 1:34 PM on Friday | posted by N_Fiddledog
Army chiefs have told troops they must no longer answer the phone saying ‘How can I help you Sir’ – as they cannot be sure of the gender of the person on the line. Military short thousands of personnel despite small increase in ranks
The Canadian military has reversed what had become a worrying trend by reporting a small increase in the number of people in uniform last year — though it still has a long way to go to fill all the holes in its ranks. Royal Canadian Navy to begin training at sea on leased supply vessel
The Royal Canadian Navy's new supply vessel is preparing to train its combined civilian and military crew at sea -- in what the ship's owners argue will be a less costly way to operate auxiliary vessels.Back to Canada News
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