Month: March 2026

During its transit, the KSS-III submarine will make logistical stops in Guam and Hawaii. In Hawaii, two Royal Canadian Navy submariners will embark on the submarine and join the ROK Navy crew for the voyage onward to Victoria.

The latest refinement of the design (based on the UK Type 26 frigate hull), which will produce up to 15 guided-missile destroyers (DDGH) to replace the Halifax-class frigates and the retired Iroquois-class destroyers. The first ship, HMCS Fraser, is already under construction at Irving Shipbuilding, with delivery expected in the early 2030s.

Prime Minister Mark Carney announced on Thursday that Canada has officially achieved NATO’s 2% of GDP defence spending target – half a decade ahead of the previous government’s schedule. The announcement was made during a news conference aboard HMCS Margaret Brooke, an Arctic and offshore patrol ship of the Royal Canadian Navy, at HMC Dockyard Halifax.

Departing Key West, Florida on March 6, 2026, His Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Yellowknife has officially concluded its deployment on Operation CARIBBE, where it conducted detection and monitoring activities, and provided support to lawful operations against illicit drug trafficking in the Caribbean Sea.

In an official announcement released on February 26, 2026, the RCN detailed the results of a comprehensive Occupation Analysis that will reshape how the Navy trains, organizes, and sustains its workforce for the decades ahead.