Day: 30 May 2026

HMCS Charlottetown sets sail from Halifax on deployment to the Indo-Pacific in support of Ops HORIZON and NEON.

Canadian Warship’s Solo Transit Through Taiwan Strait Draws Sharp Rebuke from China Ahead of Wang Yi’s Historic Ottawa Visit

May 30, 2026
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HMCS Charlottetown, a Halifax-class frigate based in Halifax with a crew of approximately 240, conducted what the Department of National Defence described as a “routine transit” through the 180-kilometre-wide waterway on May 22-23, 2026.

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Canadian supply ship MV Asterix extends its fuel boom to Royal Australian Navy (RAN) Anzac-class frigate HMAS Toowoomba (FFH 156) in front of Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Charlottetown (FFH 339) and U.S. Navy Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship USS Ashland (LSD 48) during a multilateral exercise with RAN and Royal Canadian Armed Forces in the South China Sea, April 14, 2026. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class John B. Hetherington)

Canada will send warships, aircraft and 800 personnel to U.S. RIMPAC exercise

May 30, 2026
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As June draws near, the Royal Canadian Navy and Royal Canadian Air Force are finalizing preparations to send a robust contingent to Exercise Rim of the Pacific 2026, the 30th edition of the planets biggest multinational maritime warfare drill.

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