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The Canadian Navy during the 1974 Portuguese ‘Carnation Revolution’

On 25 April 1974, several Royal Canadian Navy ships were in the Port of Lisbon...
Light Autonomous Underwater Vehicle being retrieved during Mine Counter Measures Exploratory Hunting during Operation REASSURANCE, Exercise NORTHERN VIKING 25 August 2026. (Sailor 1st Class Ryce, Canadian Armed Forces Photo)

Guarding the Approaches: Can The Royal Canadian Navy Use Autonomy to Defend Canadian Waters?

Canada's coastline is the longest on Earth. Its maritime approaches stretch from ice-choked Arctic channels...
HMCS Regina (FFH 334) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to commence the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 6. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Jacob Brown)

HMCS Regina Aborted a Planned Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II Live-fire Exercise

HMCS Regina aborted a planned Evolved Sea Sparrow Block II live-fire at Exercise RIMPAC 2026...
Canadian Coast Guard Ship Des Groseilliers and HMCS ROBERT HAMPTON GRAY are seen together during Exercise Arctic Ghost, in the vicinity of Cambridge Bay, September 16th, 2026. Photo Credit: Corporal Paquette, Canadian Armed Forces Photo

Exercise Arctic Ghost 2026: Canada’s Navy, Coast Guard and RCMP Tighten Arctic Security Near Cambridge Bay

In the waters of Coronation Gulf near Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker...
Tactical development leaders, defense scientists, and military representatives from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and the United States pose for an official group photo during the 2026 Maritime Warfare Working Group in Halifax, Canada, Sept. 21 to Sept. 25, 2026. Hosted by Canada this year, the annual event serves as a foundational forum under the Five Eyes Navy Talks charter to advance naval interoperability across surface, undersea, and mine warfare domains.

Five Eyes Naval Leaders Convene in Halifax for Maritime Warfare Working Group 2026

Warfighters from Five Eyes (FVEY) partner nations, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and...
Royal Canadian Navy Victoria-class long-range patrol submarine HMCS Corner Brook (SSK 878) prepares for departure in Dutch Harbor, Alaska, Sep 17, 2026, Operation TUNDRA MERLIN (USAF photo by Senior Airman Jordan McCoy)

Canadian and US Forces to Rehearse Joint Maritime Strikes in the Bering Sea

U.S. and Canadian forces will conduct joint maneuvers in the Bering Sea, Sept. 18-22, approximately...

Canada Participates in Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone

The Armed Forces of the Phillippines, US Pacific Command and Canadian Armed Forces conducted the...
HMCS Regina pictured, as AFP, US Pacific Command, Canadian Armed Forces successfully conduct 20th MMCA in Sulu Sea

Canadian, Philippine and U.S. forces conduct Multilateral Maritime Cooperative Activity

The Armed Forces of the Philippines, Royal Canadian Navy, and United States Navy conducted a...
Royal Canadian Navy Halifax-class frigate HMCS Regina (FFH 334) departs Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii, to commence the sea phase of Exercise Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) 2026, July 6.

HMCS Regina joins allies for Exercise Pacific Vanguard 2026

Maritime forces from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), Royal Canadian Navy (RCN), Japan Maritime Self-Defense...
Canadian Royal Navy Rear Adm. D.E. Mazur, vice commander, U.S. 2nd Fleet, gives opening remarks during the Fall 2026 Theater Undersea Warfare Symposium, held at Naval Support Activity - Hampton Roads, Aug. 25, 2026.

Submarine Group Two Hosts Theater Undersea Warfare Symposium

Submarine Group Two hosted undersea warfare operators and planners from across the United States, Canada...