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.@CoastGuardCAN will fly former @Transport_gc Hermes Starliner uncrewed aerial vehicle #UAV #drone in #Arctic 2026

@AjungiTech As so many of challenges of operating drones in Arctic are common no matter who is flying them, hopefully federal government departments including DND R&D have reached out to Inuit companies who have been flying drones commercially in the north for over a decade.

Small note: Inuit companies have been flying drones commercially in the north for over a decade now and have likely racked up more hours on more airframes in a wider range of gnarly conditions than almost anyone on earth.

Operation BOXTOP = @CanadianForces @RCAF_ARC semi-annual airlift mission to supply @CanadianForces Station Alert, northeast tip of Ellesmere Island, Nunavut, 817 km from North Pole canada.ca/en/department-… #OpBOXTOP #AirPower

.@CoastGuardCAN will trial former @Transport_gc Hermes Starliner uncrewed aerial vehicle #UAV #drone in #Arctic 2026. Fly in known icing conditions, then develop tech & procedures to collect/share info with @NationalDefence & @CanadianForces

Saab dangles sovereign data centre in Montreal to undercut F-35 fighter contract #cdnpoli #F35 #fighters #data cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Department of National #Defence says it’s modernizing defence capabilities #North of 60. When retired colonel Pierre LeBlanc looks at Canada’s state of defence, one emotion erupts : frustration. Via @CBCNews rcinet.ca/eye-on-the-arc…

Transfer of @Transport_gc Aircraft Services Directorate to @CoastGuardCAN includes TC's Starliner. #drone ops now has authority to collect information to share (w/ right links) w/ @NationalDefence & CAN🇨🇦security agencies

As drones upend tank warfare, Canada's army races to rethink its armour #cdnpoli #RussiaUkrainewar #tanks #drones cbc.ca/news/politics/…

New military drones will have 'limited' capabilities at first. Canada's first MQ-9 Reaper drones will "not be carrying weapons" initially, according to internal documents. ottawacitizen.com/public-service… via @ottawacitizen

As Ottawa weighs its next submarine fleet, the stakes extend far beyond procurement. Tasneem G. argues that South Korea’s KSS-III could help Canada restore its undersea capabilities, strengthen its Indo-Pacific posture, and improve its defence relationship with Seoul.

Combat search & rescue #CSAR is exquisite capability which many #NATO countries including CAN🇨🇦 depend upon US🇺🇸to provide. #Airpower is unified & best when allies collaborate together

Big news: we’re joining forces! 📣 We are welcoming @Transport_gc’s Aircraft Services team to ours—bringing air and marine expertise together in one place. The same essential services continue, now even stronger. Learn more: canada.ca/en/canadian-co…

CAN🇨🇦is member of Shadow Fleet Task Force, international cooperation with aim "to further disrupt and deter the global shadow fleet engaged in illegal, unsafe or environmentally perilous activities" canada.ca/en/global-affa…

Motor Vessel ASTERIX, replenishment oiler leased to @RoyalCanNavy, shows utility of support ships for CAN🇨🇦internat'l relations, especially distant/long endurance missions cpf.navy.mil/Photo-Gallery/… @NationalDefence should retain AST after 2 new Protecteur-class oilers in service

Les premières plaques d’acier sont arrivées au chantier de Lévis! Un autre moment charnière s’inscrit dans le début des travaux de construction du Polaire Max à Lévis : l’acier d’Algoma Steel est maintenant chez nous, prêt à être utilisé. 📷 De Sault Ste. Marie, en Ontario, jusqu’à Lévis, au Québec, cette étape illustre la force d’une chaîne d’approvisionnement canadienne au service de la Garde côtière canadienne et de la protection de l’Arctique. 📷 __________________________________ The first steel plates have arrived at the Lévis shipyard! 📷 Another step in the early stages of construction of the Polar Max in Lévis: steel from @AlgomaSteelInc is now on site, ready for use. 📷 From Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, to Lévis, Québec, this milestone demonstrates the strength of a Canadian supply chain in support of @CoastGuardCAN and Arctic security. 📷

Why a South Korean submarine is travelling 14,000 kilometres to Canadian waters. Visit to Canada comes just before expected announcement of sub competition winner. ottawacitizen.com/public-service… via @ottawacitizen

Canadian Army overhaul looms as DND finalizes mobilization plans #cdnpoli #DND #Army cbc.ca/news/politics/…

Cyclone helicopters won’t be fully operational until 2029 — 25 years after contract was signed The Canadian military had hoped to declare the new fleet fully operational this September. ottawacitizen.com/public-service… via @ottawacitizen

In our latest issue of Voices of the CDA, Dr. Youri Cormier examines the limits of Canada’s naval capacity in the Arctic and what it would take to effectively monitor, regulate, and enforce its interests in the Northwest Passage. bit.ly/4bBu7sQ

@WhitneyLackenb1 argues Canada needs more agile & efficient procurement to build strategic infrastructure, but adopting a “crisis” mentality to do so is dangerous naadsn.ca/wp-content/upl…