Year: 2025

Margaret Brooke’s return to Halifax marks the conclusion of a groundbreaking four-month deployment under Operation PROJECTION 2025.

The deployment of HMCS Ville de Québec to join the Royal Navy’s task force underscores Canada’s commitment to its Indo-Pacific Strategy.

Montreal will also participate with allied nations on Exercise Formidable Shield 2025, an exercise off the coast of Scotland and Norway.

Ville de Québec’s arrival in Plymouth aligns it with the UK-led CSG

Exercises took place following a four-day visit to the Callao Naval Base in Peru.

As HMCS Protecteur nears completion and Preserver advances, the RCN is poised to regain a vital capability lost with the retirement of its last AOR in 2016.

The ship, carrying approximately 240 personnel—including Royal Canadian Navy sailors and Royal Canadian Air Force aviators—will traverse tens of thousands of kilometers during its mission.

Submarines like the HMCS Corner Brook play a vital role in protecting Canadian waters and contributing to national defense efforts.

Fourteen years ago, HMCS Corner Brook, one of Canada’s Victoria-class subs, slammed into the ocean floor during a training run near Vancouver Island.

This initiative aims to equip the navy’s largest warships with advanced technology capable of conducting long-range surveillance and targeting operations at sea, underscoring Canada’s commitment to modernizing its naval forces amid evolving global security challenges.